Tag: apostolic succession
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Reading Luther’s Large Catechism as a Catholic:What the Reformation Did—and Did Not Leave Behind
CatholicG33k | Catholic Apologetics, Church History, and the Sacraments A careful Catholic reading of Martin Luther’s own catechism reveals important sacramental continuities with the ancient Church—and equally important disagreements over justification, the Eucharistic sacrifice, ecclesial authority, and the meaning of Tradition. Scripture for Meditation: John 3:5; John 6:56; 1 Timothy 3:15; Philippians 2:12–13 There is…
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When “What Scholars Really Say” Doesn’t Cite the Scholars
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in Apostolic Tradition, Bible Translation, Biblical Exegesis, Biblical Theology, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Doctrine, Catholic–Protestant Debate, Church Fathers, Early Church, Evangelical Protestantism, Magisterium, Protestant Objections, Sacred Scripture, Sacred Tradition, Scripture and Tradition, Sola ScripturaA Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on Sacred Tradition Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics recently published an article entitled “The ‘Tradition’ Translation Debate: What Scholars Really Say.” That is a confident title. There is only one immediate problem: The article does not actually tell us what the scholars really say. It repeatedly appeals to “nearly all…
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Ten “Fatal Flaws” of Catholicism?
A CatholicG33k Response to Mike Gendron Editor’s Note Mike Gendron’s Ten Fatal Flaws of Catholicism is frequently presented as a biblical exposure of what the Catholic Church supposedly teaches. The difficulty is not that Gendron cites the Catechism. The difficulty is that he repeatedly cites Catholic sources and then interprets them in ways those same…
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Amen, Amen: Faith, Works, Sacraments, and the Gospel of John
Brothers and sisters in Christ, and especially my Protestant brothers and sisters, I want to begin with a simple question. If every outward action connected with salvation is dismissed as a “work,” then what do we do with the Gospel of John? When we read John carefully, we find that Jesus repeatedly presents divine grace…
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Martin Luther’s Revolution Examined: A Catholic Response to the Three Treatises of 1520
In 1520, Martin Luther published three works that helped transform a dispute about indulgences into a direct attack upon the sacramental, hierarchical, and doctrinal constitution of the Catholic Church: Taken together, these works reveal the structure of Luther’s revolution. The Open Letter attacks the authority and visible constitution of the Church. The Babylonian Captivity attacks…