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How about you tell me what thread you are talking about, maybe I can learn something from him too. good. They you will agree to stop throwing rocks on my side of the street. You will agree to stop propagating lies about Catholicism after they have been patiently refuted over and over again...

Is freedom of speech an excuse for hate speech, or do we give license to hate speech in the name of free speech?? If it can be demonstrated that "free speech" that devolves into hate speech which infringes on my fundamental freedoms, does "free speech" need further definition?

There aren't many women who can manage the aftermath. I think the ones that get by have seared their conscience, or hardened their hearts. But may women suffer suicide, depression, remorse, and have a spiritual melt down. All kinds of denominations offer free post-abortion counseling. Project...

You can't make an analogy based on an untruth. It just won't work. I'll show you my sources, if you and Axehead show me yours. :P It was the prevailing belief that Mary was "saved" and thereafter preserved from sin from the moment of her birth (not her conception). This is what St. Bernard of...

Try this: New Jerusalem Bible but my preference is the New American Standard. In this forum, I will lean towards the New King James Version in most of my discussions. Aspen was referring to the conclusion of others, not his. You missed the sarcasm. All Catholic doctrine is supported by...

Your scenario is absurd. Does it represent a misunderstanding? More than that, the iconoclasm of some Protestants has to do with indoctrination, that NO artistic expression of a person can ascend the mind to God, that art has no place in presenting the Gospel (in part). What about the the...

I can understand that. "Mother of God" in the Greek, as used in the Council of Ephesus, is "Theotokos" or God-bearer. Mother of God is simply a sloppy English translation. Either Mary bore Jesus, who is God, in her womb, or Jesus arrived via space ship. Why the knee jerk paranoia over an image...

A Primer on Indulgences Myths about Indulgences I disagree. What is hidden in the Old is revealed in the New. The whole of scripture must be in harmony. But I am prepared to discuss purgatory strictly on the mercy and justice of God, without Bible quotes. The 'reformers' threw the baby out...

Thank you, Br. James. Succinctly put. Catholics are called to a higher standard, and have no business being uncharitable. But we are not professional apologists, and have the same right to righteous indignation as anybody else. I make no excuses for my fellow Catholics who slip sometimes. I...

"Co" in co-redeemer, co-Mediatrix, etc. is Collaborator Mary "assisted" in our redemption and she assist in our mediation with Christ. This context does not give Mary equal status with Christ, or usurp Christ in anyway. She, rather, merely cooperated and collaborated with Christ. In a sense we...

Debate on the Doctrine of Mary – John Salza versus Randy Blackaby In the following exchange, Catholic Apologist, John Salza takes critical issue with Protestant, Randy Blackaby, on the Church's doctrine regarding, Mary, the Mother of God. HERE is their exchange:

Eph. 1:5 - Paul teaches that God “predestined” us in love to be His sons through Jesus Christ. "Predestination" means that God knows what we will do before we do it (it does not mean that God determines what we do; otherwise, we would have no freewill). Predestination is taken from the Greek...

see above [44] For if he were not expecting that those who had fallen would rise again, it would have been superfluous and foolish to pray for the dead. [45] But if he was looking to the splendid reward that is laid up for those who fall asleep in godliness, it was a holy and pious thought...

No passages? try here This proves that the concept of purgatory began with the Jews, here and elsewhere. Gen. 50:10; Num. 20:29; Deut. 34:8 - here are some examples of ritual prayer and penitent mourning for the dead for specific periods of time. The Jewish understanding of these practices was...

"Now I would remind you, brothers and sisters, of the good news that I proclaimed to you, which you in turn received, in which also you stand, through which also you are being saved, if you hold firmly to the message that I proclaimed to you-unless you have come to believe in vain" (1 Cor...

The Epistles are to be read in the light of the Gospels, not the other way around. The OP (opening post) is nicely answered in post #2. Jesus came for the lost sheep of the house of Isreal. It wasn't until after the Ascension did the Apostles realize that Jesus came to reedeeem the human race...