Radical reactionary Catholic Hilary White wrote on 7-31-10 at The Remnant / cross-posted on Rorate Caeli on 8-29-10: Benedict is of that generation that put all their eggs into the Vatican II basket and is determined to ‘make the council work’. This despite that 45 years after its close, they are still arguing over what its purpose was. Like nailing Jell-O to the wall. Younger Catholics, those of us that are left in the pews, simply cannot understand this obsession... Read more
With Emphasis Particularly on the Saul and [Dead] Samuel Incident As a preliminary, let me explain again the logical structure of biblical arguments in favor of the communion of saints and invocation of the saints in heaven: 1. We ought to pray for each other (much biblical proof). 2. The prayer of a righteous man has great power in its effects (James 5:16-18). 3. Therefore it makes eminent sense to ask more righteous people to pray for us (implied in... Read more
[SEE PART I] TABLE OF CONTENTS PART II VI. Back to New Testament Tradition (and a Rabbit Trail of “Absolute Assurance”) VII. Zapping Church History and Bashing the Church Fathers VIII. Paul, Pagans, Prophets, Plato, Patristics, and Protestant Pastors IX. Pastor Bayack’s Word vs. the Word of God, Calvin, & Luther (Gospel and Baptism) X. Parting Shots From Pastor Bayack XI. Postscript: Why Pastor Bayack Decided to End This Debate * * * * * VI. Back to New Testament Tradition (and a Rabbit... Read more
One of the big criticisms of Trump from the left and Never Trumpers and other critics not in either category is that he is so brash and arrogant, full of himself, etc. People who say this (by the millions) find him extremely offensive and off-putting. * I have no problem conceding that these are undeniable aspects of his personality, though I think the degree of sinfulness involved is debatable and greatly exaggerated by these critics. It’s not as if no... Read more
Chris Bayack (12 days older than I am) was pastor of the independent Copperfield Bible Church in Houston from 1994 to 2002. He graduated with an M. Div. from The Master’s Seminary. Pastor Bayack was raised as a Catholic and left the Church at age 17. * Pastor Chris Bayack’s posted response is called “Book Review: Crossing the Tiber (+ Pt. II)” and is still available online at the Proclaiming the Gospel website.[original introduction] Steve has asked me if I could assist him with... Read more
What would we do without this singularly wise and holy man and his all-wise outfit, One Vader Five? Steve Skojec tweeted on 5-9-20: * Just because someone thinks about a decision for a while doesn’t make it the right decision. Ratzinger isn’t special. Like the rest of us, he makes mistakes, and the consequences of his decision have been disastrous. Maybe he thought it was the right thing for him to do… * And again the same day: … but... Read more
I had written on April 30th: “Low traffic again, so time for an old photo to generate some interest for theology. We live in a strange world.” * That was my way of satirizing and objecting to the fact that baby photos (which is what I posted here) get a lot more hits than pieces on serious theology. * Steve Skojec tweeted on May 2nd: “Gee, Dave, why do you have low traffic? That’s a head-scratcher.” * Of course, I was... Read more
[originally posted on 10-12-17; revised on 9-16-20] The following outrageous, asinine, hateful comment has been up four days, without anyone over at this reactionary rag seeing fit to remove it: María de Habsburgo-Lorena • 4 days ago Dr. [Dawn Eden] Goldstein [a Catholic academic]? A JEW woman teaching about Our Lord? ¡¡¡Jajajajaja!!! [This appeared under the article, “Wait! Wait! It’s all a MISTRANSLATION!” (10-1-17, by Christopher Ferrara). It was posted on 10-8-17 and still remains online in the combox, now... Read more
Why does anyone in possession of their rational faculties give these people a moment’s notice anymore? On 4-5-20, Elizabeth Yore wrote: Jorge Bergoglio is busy rolling out the Abrahamic Faith Initiative—the New One World Religion…at lightning speed! Jesus Christ has no role in this new religion. . . . * Francis and his Vatican minions are sponsoring and promoting these global events to launch and celebrate the rollout of the new Abrahamic Faith. The title of Vicar of Christ, held by the Catholic... Read more
“VicqRuiz” describes himself as “on the boundary between agnosticism and deism. I find that I am unable to accept either materialist scientism or the idea of a personal God.” His words will be in blue. ***** Atheists and agnostics usually mean [by “evidence”] “something that leaves a trace in the physical record”. Apologists can mean this, but often they mean “something that would be accepted under legal rules of evidence”. This usually amounts to eyewitness testimony. * A good example... Read more
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