Tag: Catholic response to Protestantism
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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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Catholic Prayers to Mary: When Quoting Devotional Language Is Mistaken for Refuting Catholic Doctrine
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in Apologetics, Biblical Exegesis, Blessed Virgin Mary, Catholic Apologetics, Catholic Doctrine, Catholic Prayers, Catholic Theology, Catholic–Protestant Debate, Church Fathers, Communion of Saints, Devotional Theology, Intercession of the Saints, Marian Devotion, Marian Doctrine, Protestant Objections, Sacred TraditionA Catholic Rebuke of Answering Catholics on Marian Prayer, the Intercession of the Saints, the Glories of Mary, and the Unique Mediation of Jesus Christ Patrick O’Brien’s Answering Catholics has published an article entitled “Catholic Prayers To Mary.” The article begins by appealing to passages commanding believers to call upon God in times of trouble.…
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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…