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Unfortunately, iPhones, iPads, digital cameras, video cameras, computers, etc., were not available in ancient times to record everything in a nice clean format, as proof. I would be surprised if the people of that time thought that everything they did had to be documented as proof for some...

Interesting choice of words. Consider Acts 9:4, when Saul (St. Paul by his Hebrew name) was going around persecuting the first Christians. Jesus knocked him off his horse and said to him, "Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me?" Note that Jesus didn't say, "...why do you persecte My...

The model, as explained, was Isaiah 22:22. Everyone in first century Israel and the surrounding area understood the position of the second-in-command to the king. And, the position was dynastic. That means, if the second-in-command died, he was replaced by another. It was never a one-off...

When babies are born, sometimes they aren't named for a day or two (depending on the culture and circumstances). When the baby is given an official name, he/she does not become a different person. They are the same person with a name (label) to be able to identify them. The Church founded by...

Apostolic Succession has to do with authority. Christ gave His authority to the Apostles. The Apostles gave that authority to their successors, the bishops. Those bishops gave that authority to their successor bishops, etc. Authority is "given" not taken. Power is taken. Today's bishops go...

I heard Colorado will now let Trump be on the ballot (on the radio when I was driving). Is that true? It's all just a Marxist power grab. Marxists never worry about the rules. For them, the end justifies any means. Cheat, lie, murder, whatever it takes to gain power and enslave the populace.

The Catholic Church has never, and will never, declare a doctrine contrary to Scripture (correctly interpreted). This is so, not because of the individuals within it, but because it is protected from teaching doctrinal error by the Holy Spirit. The Catholic Church does not claim the right to...

The Gospel came from the Catholic Church. The authors were all Catholic. It was the Catholic Church, at the Councils of Rome, Hippo. and Carthage, in the late 4th century, that decided that these documents would be considered Scripture and included in the New Testament. They went through over...

Yet again, they must be interpreted and understood as intended by the authors in order to get them right. Otherwise, you end up with error. That is why there are tens of thousands of man-made, different-believing Protestant denominations, all based on personal interpretation of Scripture. IF...

David, is that the correct quote you intended? 1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing that you received from him remains in you, so that you do not need anyone to teach you. But his anointing teaches you about everything and is true and not false; just as it taught you, remain in him. 1 John...

The Bible isn't a stand-alone document. If you are honest, instead of saying "Bible says that" you must say, "my personal interpretation of the Bible says that." IF your personal interpretation of the Bible matches what has always been taught from the very beginning, i.e., Catholic...

Christ didn't hand out King James bibles and tell the Apostles to run to the nearest Kinko's, make as many copies as possible, then hand them out, telling people, "Read this, and whatever you interpret will be the truth!" That never happened. Jesus created a teaching/preaching Church to spread...

Catholic interpretation is not "personal" interpretation. It is in accord with the original teachings of Christ, given to the Apostles, who passed it on to their successors, the bishops, who did likewise for 2000 years now. The Catholic Church has never changed any of the original teachings of...

No Catholic doctrine contradicts anything in Scripture, New or Old Testament...when correctly interpreted. Ask yourself, why are there so many different-believing Protestant denominations today? (Thousands, literally!) For example, the Baptists say that infant baptism is invalid. Lutherans...

Correct. The "Roman" part was started by Anglicans when they broke off from the Church as a polemic. It wasn't really anything other than that. The Church itself is still the original Church founded by Christ. I look at it like a knickname. Like someone named John Smith later becomes known...

Robert, please. If you are going to explain what Catholics believe, research it first to find out. Here are a couple of articles that can heal your misunderstanding: https://www.catholic.com/qa/is-receiving-the-eucharist-cannibalism...

RedFan, there was but one Church until 1054 A.D., when the Orthodox splintered off. It was called Catholic. (The "Roman" part was a polemic added way late in the game by Anglicans in the 16th or 17th century). Nowhere do we see the Church called the Orthodox Church. But we do see, in...

Marks, I don't know if he realizes that it's what he's saying or not. I was trying to point that out to him. Scripture must be interpreted correctly. And as St. Peter warned in 2 Peter 1:20-21, self-interpretation of Scripture isn't the way to go. One must interpret Scripture through the...

Robert, note that sometimes Paul expands his phrase from works by adding the phrase of the law, as in Romans 3:20 and 28 and Galatians 2:16. Further, sometimes Paul substitutes the phrase through the law to describe the same reality. For example, in Romans 3:20, he says, “Through the law comes...

Robert, what you're really saying is that Catholicism is anti-"my personal interpretation of the Gospel" and anti-"my personal viewpoint of Christ." You aren't Christ, nor do you have Christ's authority to teach and preach. Authority is "given" not "taken." Unless you can trace your...