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We don't shoot our wounded. The Church takes time to digest Kung's complaints, especially given the fact that papal infallibility was already worked out in 1870. To be fair to Kung, greasing one squeaky wheel, the Church has to go over the same issues that have long been resolved. He claims...

There is no shortage of religious idiots on the internet.

Their can be no "final disposition" on Kung because he died. If you are looking for a mean dominating dictator that beats dissidents with his crozier, you won't find it. Fr. Hans Kung says Francis responded to request for free discussion on infallibility dogma Was Theologian Hans Küng Ever...

I was not aware that the Church had to formally disprove each and every dissident to satisfy the demands of outside dissidents. The Church is very patient. She can wait several centuries, if necessary, for the weeds of heresy to choke itself out, if the heresy even lasts long enough. The Church...

If one understands the meaning of "veneration", it's impossible to "take it too far", unless one is a reformist Protestant.

That is an obvious contradiction; the Bible interpreting itself at all times is a reformist invention. in the face of the papal persecuting power, from 538 to 1798. After 1798, this alleged papal persecuting power came to an end and there was peace on earth. What "prophet" told you that malarkey?

I hope you know that limbo was nothing more than a theological THEORY from the middle ages, and never a doctrine.

You can't find the word "'purgatory" like you can't find the word "Incarnation" or "Trinity". Protestants falsely argue that Purgatory is a later corruption, but it was present early on and merely developed. Original Sin, however, was equally if not more so, subject to development. One cannot...

CNN SERIES GETS IT WRONG ON THE CRUSADES Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments on the first episode of CNN’s series on the papacy: Last night was the first installment of CNN’s six-part series, “Pope: The Most Powerful Man in History.” Its treatment of the rise of the papacy through...

Why do you find it necessary to re-write history and ecclesiology to make it fit your opinions? It wasn't that simple. You offer no context. Heresies back then were a threat to society. You refuse to look at the whole picture. Not for the Cathari Yea, like all the widows and orphans we look...

You pump out one lie after another, I can't keep up. "when the Pope is granted global authority" is a joke. Such authority for the Pope is impossible.

In the ancient eastern church, there were (broadly) 2 schools of biblical studies: the Antiochene and the Alexandrian. Antiochene scholars emphasized the literal, historical method whereas Alexandrians were more prone to allegorization. Origen was an Alexandrian. But Arius, Sabellius...

I'm not posting a 10,000 word essay to prove your historical revisionism, that's why I posted links. If you knew what you are talking about, these apostates were more Catholic than the Pope himself, with their rigorous fasting and suicides. Pope Francis shakes hands with Pastor Eugenio...

Vatican II ended in 1965, which means you are relying on memories of memories. Prayer books are simply condensed Bibles used for daily use. You have had 47 years to unlearn everything. Protestants use the Bible differently, for private study while Catholics use the Bible in public liturgy...

Still pounding the same revisionist drum, eh brakelight? Leave it to you to attack unapproved apparitions. We ignore Medjugorje but you are out of touch with Catholic realities to know Medjugorje has been rejected. I don't see you attacking Protestant so-called "Bible prophecy" that floods the...

Meet the disfigured man whose embrace with Pope Francis warmed hearts - CNN

Pope Francis celebrated an active if low-key 80th birthday on Saturday, sharing breakfast with eight homeless people before celebrating Mass with cardinals as greetings poured in from around the world. Pope Francis eats with homeless on 80th birthday | CatholicHerald.co.uk Pope Francis Will...

“”…one of God’s most infamous trolls. Jack Thomas Chick (1924—2016[3]) was an American cartoonist and the owner, manager, and editor of Chick Publications. Chick's publishing house is responsible for hundreds of illustrated evangelical abominations gospel tracts known as Chick tracts, tiny...

Do you believe the world renowned historian Prof. Jackkk Chickkk??? When your lies get exposed your credibility takes a nose dive. But if you don't care about your own credibility, then you are just looking for a fight. You become a waste of time. Are you familiar with the term "revisionist"?