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Wrong. A valid baptism requires the liturgical formula in Matthew 28. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, These words have always been the practice of Christians everywhere at all times, by...

The next question has to be, why might that be? The answer is to do with the effort it takes to being rigidly logical about every piece of information you hear. If every time you heard something you assessed it against everything you already knew, you'd still be thinking about breakfast at...

How liars create the ‘illusion of truth’ Repetition makes a fact seem more true, regardless of whether it is or not. Understanding this effect can help you avoid falling for propaganda, says psychologist Tom Stafford. “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth”, is a law of propaganda...

The conspicuous abilities displayed in the Nicaean debates and the character for courage and sincerity he won on all sides made the youthful cleric henceforth a marked man (St. Greg. Naz., Orat., 21). His life could not be lived in a corner. Five months after the close of the council the Primate...

Primary source documentation, not opinions. selected paragraphs: And now began that last period of comparative repose which unexpectedly terminated his strenuous and extraordinary career. He spent his remaining days, characteristically enough, in re-emphasizing the view of the Incarnation...

Development is how Catholics try to explain away their doctrinal novelties. Christian doctrine was given once and for all, completely developed, by Jesus Christ Initial reply Development of doctrine is common to all kinds of Christians; it happened in history with regard to doctrines agreed...

Because the context in which it is used is correct. "A Roman Catholic Community" refers to the Roman or Latin rite. The error is blanketing all Catholics as "Roman". If one is to call a Melkite Catholic a Roman Catholic, they might take offense. The abbreviation "RCC" limits all Catholics to...

Q: When did the term "Roman Catholic Church" come into being? A: It is not possible to give an exact year when the Catholic Church began to be called the "Roman Catholic Church," it is possible to approximate it. The term originates as an insult created by Anglicans who wished to refer to...

“I believe in God, not in a Catholic God; there is no Catholic God. There is God and I believe in Jesus Christ, his incarnation. Jesus is my teacher and my pastor, but God, the Father, Abba, is the light and the Creator. This is my Being.” Pope Francis

The Church is the mystical body of Christ. In Scripture, Jesus says, “Where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them.” (Matt. 18.20) From early on, Christians dedicated buildings for their communal worship to God. Most of these early churches are long lost to history, yet some from...

Truther borrows this lie from the Seventh Day Adventists, but will deny any association with them.

transcript here https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/6.4-Podcast-.pdf

https://crossexamined.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/6.4-Podcast-.pdf

Here are some samples from the transcript that is fully expressed in the above video. I'll just give you a brief sketch of what Catholic teaching actually is on this. The first thing is the Catholic church does not condemn the formula faith alone. In fact, that formula is occasionally used by...

It cannot be denied that main stream media wallows in dirt. It cannot be denied that Truth7t7 wallows in dirt as well. https://www.catholicleague.org/cardinal-law-r-i-p/

“It was my highest wish, my friends, that I might be permitted to enjoy your assembly...." Who permitted him??? Why didn't he say, "It was my highest wish to preside your assembly.." This one statement destroys the notion that he controlled the assembly. He got permission to be there. He was a...

The CofN made no changes to the general consensus of the Early Church Fathers, but affirmed them. "The Roman State Catholic Church" is a myth implying the state told the Church what to teach. o_O Furthermore, Pope Miltiades had been dead for 11 years before the Council. Truther should read his...