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Yes, I admit I lost it. I break the rules of good apologetics, because I don't claim too be an apologist. What you thought were legitimate questions I perceived as offensive. I should have been more diplomatic. People leave the historic Church for as many reasons as there are ex-Catholics. Some...

MARIOLOGY I.Q. TEST 1) Why does Jesus use "mother" singular, and "brothers" plural? 2) If Jesus is putting His mother down in any way, wouldn't that mean He is violating the 4th Commandment (honor your parents) making Jesus a sinner??? 3) If Mary did not do the will of God, how could Jesus have...

Q: Please explain to me how come the Douay-Rheims Gen 3:15 and the the New American Bible Gen 3:15 differ. I'm sure you know what I am talking about. A: I certainly do. In most editions of the Douay-Rheims Bible, Genesis 3:15, in which God is addressing the serpent, reads like this: "I will...

Ah yes, Mary got saved when she went to the Temple and recited the sinners prayer...no wait... Mary got saved when the Arch-angel Gabriel appeared to her and went "POOF! You are now full of grace!...no wait... Mary got saved at the moment of her conception by the merits of the cross...

The Calvin god creates people just to send them to hell. Your double predestination stinks. +... The anonymous psalmist in 112:5 refers to a good man (Hebrew, tob), as does the book of Proverbs repeatedly (11:23, 12:2, 13:22, 14:14, 19), using the same word, tob, which appears in Psalm 14:2-3...

Is there a difference? Does that mean it's wrong for a priest to preach about civil rights? Ex-Catholics who become anti-Catholics, invent this lame excuse of not having hours of scripture spoon fed and explained in detail by every priest every homily, oblivious to the fact that 99% of the...

You are creating a rabbit hole, trying to defend your "glorious and holy" reformers who were a bunch of reprobates and Hippocrates. Prove the Pope sanctioned the Bartholomew Massacre, and prove the queen of France had no right to defend her country against the Huguenots, whom you love so...

BoL started by referring to the separation of sheep and goats. This monumentous event takes place in heaven, not earth. A similar use of the metaphor applies to "sheep" on earth. Matt. 25:31-46 – Jesus’ teaching on the separation of the sheep from the goats is based on the works that were done...

You must be over the age of 70. Women wearing hats as a requirement is not a doctrine, it is a discipline, or an ordinance. Some women choose to cover their heads for Mass, but most do not. In some countries, it is a custom. But even there, a woman will not be burned at the stake for not...

When priests write their homilies, they have to dummie it down to a grade 8 level, within 7-12 minutes. Catechesis (instruction) occurs in the school on a daily basis, it's called "Religion Classes". Priests teach scripture, but they are not bound to that. Most of the time they try to make the...

I challenge you to find a 66 book canon that was compiled/used/printed/copied before the 14th century. Use any Bible. Anywhere in the world. We have been over this in the Matt Slick thread. Your prejudice keeps you from learning. You affirm the Epostle Theory of Blind Prejudice and you are too...

Biblical Reflection for Third Sunday of Advent C DECEMBER 08, 2009 Advent, far from being a penitential time, is a time of rejoicing. Christians proclaim that the Messiah has indeed come and that God’s reign is at hand. During these days we are invited to quietly prepare our hearts and our...

How refreshing! The Catholic Encyclopedia provides a source for starting research, it is a means to an end. It is not an end in itself. As you say, it is not intended for catechesis. Not everything the ECF wrote was accepted by the Church. But anti-Catholics don't care. They can fashion weapons...

I gave you quotes from Tertullian that you ignored because they didn't fit your preconceptions. I challenge you to name one ECF from the 1st to the 8th century that was Protestant. Better still, name one ECF who rebelled against the Church. The moral deficiencies of the original Protestant...

Nicaraguan forces storm barrio, destroy churches; ‘it is a genocide,’ says priest https://www.catholicculture.org/news/headlines/index.cfm?storyid=37792 The Apostolic Nuncio to Nicaragua appeals in Pope Francis’ name for peace in the country, where over 360 people have died and government...

You have been seriously brain washed by your SDA buddies. You're mainlining lies and falsehoods like a heroine addict shoots heroine. Then you say the most stupid things; I've seen it all before. What you said about the pope, for example, is standard anti-Catholic stupidity. What offends me is...

Hi Nancy, 2 things: 1) To be blotted out of anything, doesn't one have to be there in the first place? Logically, it demolishes OSAS. 2) is your avatar St. Joan of Arc? 4 minutes

When Pope Benedict warned about “the Dictatorship of Relativism,” he meant it. Literally. This was hammered home not long ago when I was speaking to a group of students about the issue of same sex marriage. I prefaced the discussion with a description of relativism saying that this...

THE PARANOID FUNNYMENTALIST ATTACK ON A CHARITABLE ORGANIZATION, THE KofC Yes, rollo, I am. Based on what I have seen in your posts, everything you have been told about the KofC is a lie. There are no secret oaths. Meetings are once a month for 2 hours, and we pray before and after each...