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I didn't realize this thread was initiated 8 years ago. How it got to the top of the list is anybody's guess.

Missler is another nut job connecting the Vatican with aliens. Why do so many people pick on Catholics? We uphold faith AND reason. They are not diametrically opposed but complementary. I don't see any reason coming from this new wave of anti-Catholicism.

Because you have this fixed, false understanding of what infallibility means. Most Protestants do, and all sola scripturists just don't get it. I repeat, Men cannot be infallible without Christ. Therefore men with Christ who are commissioned to teach, do so infallibly. It's Jesus who is...

The Church s not built on fallible men and I don't know where that silly notion came from. Men cannot be infallible without Christ so you need a whole lesson on what infallibility means. Jesus builds his Church. Period. You guys think Jesus builds junk that fell apart in later centuries, even...

The wicked were swept away; Noah and his family were left behind. "End times" is an unhealthy obsession. It trendy.

Jesus could return at any time, but I think at the end of human history. We have a long way to go before that happens. The sun will go nova in 7.6 billion years from now and the earth will be vaporized. Chasing after headlines with scripture is foolishness, IMO. It Discredits You Finally...

I dealt with a long list of your feeble attempt trying to prove "word of God" meant the written word alone. You failed. False! The Old Testament alone is not the sole rule of faith, and no SS says otherwise. I've been over this 3-4 times. So what. The Church regarded the whole NT as scripture...

Good point. Outlandish theories have been going for 500 years and it doesn't say much for credibility. It Changes You in a Bad Way That hopelessness that comes from focusing on the apocalypse doesn’t just burden you—it changes you, too. Our actions flow from our thoughts, and so if you’re...

It's time to stop focusing on the end and start focusing on the now. "...Historically, it has been the Christian community that has been the most enamored with the apocalypse, and a long line of religious leaders have proclaimed the importance of recognizing that the end is coming. That end is...

Scripture is materially sufficient, formal sufficiency is a 16th century invention. 1) The Greek word ophelimos ("profitable") used in verse 16 means "useful" not "sufficient." An example of this difference would be to say that water is useful for our existence – even necessary – but it is not...

The Trinity is taught in the Bible, the Bible separate from Tradition and the Teaching Authority is nowhere to be found. You have to prove Tradition and Magisterium is not needed. But "Trinity" is evading the point. "Word of God" appears around 200 times and none of it's usage means the written...

Whenever I see this unhealthy obsession with "end times" I see mental imbalance. Having an interest in eschatology is one thing, being obsessed over it is something else. This kind of extremism is a form of spiritual pornography, always looking for evil because when they think they found it they...

Why can't it be both? The Incarnation was the event in salvation history that raised matter to previously unknown heights. All created matter was “good” from the start (Gen 1:25), but was “glorified” by the Incarnation. Ritual and “physicality” were not abolished by the coming of Christ. Quite...

The Pope does not function as a prophet, and does not make prophecies. He functions as a teacher. The official teachings since 1435 up to 2016 are available to the public. The Papal Encyclicals Online There is nothing sinister in any of those documents. The problem is the proliferation of hate...

Nice try but loaded with RCC definitions and presuppositions. I don't have the time or energy to comment on or refute what you've written. Oz This won't take long. Go to any Bible search engine, biblegateway has a good one. Pick your favorite translation. Search for "word of God". You will get...

If I had your Protestant view of the Magisterium, I wouldn't accept it either. Sola scriptura is not deduced/inferred/implied anywhere in scripture. The Trinity is a red herring to the discussion (which can be found explicitly in scripture anyway) It seems you guys rail against Catholicism...

Do you think Jesus is being prideful and arrogant when he says he is equal with God? Is He supposed to LIE and say He is not God? "others" and "yourselves" have nothing to do with Christ's divinity. You are twisting Scripture. John 14:10 Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the...

"authority of the Pope and RCC authority" doesn't invent or determine truth. That is a Protestant myth. God reveals truth to Jesus who reveals it to the Apostles and by default, to their successors. This is a divine pattern. There is an earthly authority clearly indicated in the Bible that sola...

There is a very critical distinction which Catholics must always keep in mind when discussing the topic of Sola Scriptura. This distinction determines whether the doctrine of Sola Scriptura is true or not. The distinction is "material" versus "formal" sufficiency of Scripture. On his wonderful...