Pope Francis’ Emphasis on Criticizing Reactionaries (A Theory)

Last updated on: December 30, 2019 at 2:24 pm By Dave Armstrong

Perhaps Pope Francis thinks a bit like I think: traditionalists and even radical Catholic reactionaries (who are usually orthodox) know much better than liberals, who are fundamentally dishonest and heterodox. Liberals are beyond reach of persuasion, whereas traditionalists and reactionaries may still be reached with reason. Consequently I write probably 8-10 times more material about radical Catholic reactionaries than about theological liberalism, even though I think both are equally dangerous and harmful and have web pages in which I refute... Read more

Backstory of “Christianity Today”‘s Demonization of Trump

Last updated on: December 30, 2019 at 3:26 pm By Dave Armstrong

+ Brief Analysis of Former Editor Mark Galli & Discussion of Whether the Title “Never Trumper” is Justified See my previous related article: Christianity Today Treats Trump & Evangelicals Disgracefully (Christianity Today Represents Pure, True-Blue Evangelicalism More So Than Billy and Franklin Graham and Dr. James Dobson?). ***** No wonder Mark Galli wrote his editorial in Christianity Today, condemning President Trump and calling for his removal. He had already announced two months earlier that he was departing his position as editor. We know... Read more

Masturbation & the Sermon on the Mount (Talmudic Parallels)

Last updated on: November 20, 2021 at 1:15 pm By Dave Armstrong

I ran across this argument in an article bristling with insight, by a Messianic Jew [i.e., a Jewish Christian], Reb Yhoshua, entitled, “The Oral Torah and the Messianic Jew.” In my resulting paper, “Biblical Evidence for the Oral Torah & Oral Apostolic Tradition”, I noted (from the article) that Jesus’ teaching on visual lust and on prayer (in the Sermon on the Mount) look to be almost direct citations, or at least strong reflections of the thought, of portions of the... Read more

“Christianity Today” Treats Trump & Evangelicals Disgracefully

Last updated on: December 26, 2019 at 5:08 pm By Dave Armstrong

Christianity Today Represents Pure, True-Blue Evangelicalism More So Than Billy and Franklin Graham and Dr. James Dobson? Christianity Today — what used to be the “flagship” evangelical periodical — , in its anti-Trump editorial on 12-19-19, “Trump Should be Removed from Office,” was idiotic enough to buy the Democrat lie in the whole impeachment fiasco: But the facts in this instance are unambiguous: The president of the United States attempted to use his political power to coerce a foreign leader to... Read more

Dialogue: “Pachamama” (?) Statues & Marian Iconography

Last updated on: December 24, 2019 at 2:32 pm By Dave Armstrong

Words of Fr. Deacon Daniel G. Dozier will be in blue; those of Pete Vere in green. Both are Eastern Catholics. This took place on my Facebook page. ***** So you want to argue in favor of a nude Icon of the Madonna? I don’t. I personally don’t care for them. But that’s not the point at all, which is: were these statues consciously, idolatrously, blasphemously adored as gods (with the sanction of the pope and the Vatican), or were... Read more

Pope Francis’ Deep Devotion to Mary (Esp. Mary Mediatrix)

Last updated on: January 15, 2020 at 12:27 pm By Dave Armstrong

Pope Francis has a very strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, truth be told. Several articles have documented this (one / two / three / four / five). Here is the documentation: Feast Days and Marian Devotions In 2018 he established a new feast day for Mary “Mother of the Church” which will now be celebrated on the Monday after Pentecost. In October 2019 he also added the feast of Our Lady of Loreto to the liturgical calendar (December 10th). Furthermore, he has a special devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Untier... Read more

Abp. Viganò Descends into Fanatical Reactionary Nuthood

Last updated on: February 21, 2020 at 4:57 pm By Dave Armstrong

. . . Declares Pope Francis a Heretical Narcissist Who “Desacralized” & “Impugned” & “Attack[ed]” Mary The reactionaries are again wetting themselves in glee and adulation today, after Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has issued yet another “declaration” of his own insanity, in opposition to Pope Francis. Good ol’ reactionary junk site, Lifesite News, released the English translation (done by Diane Montagna) almost exactly an hour ago, as I write. She entitles her article, “Abp Viganò’s defense of Virgin Mary in response... Read more

Henry Karlson’s Odd Obsession with Anti-Apologetics

Last updated on: December 19, 2019 at 2:02 pm By Dave Armstrong

From Henry’s “About Page” for his Patheos blog: Henry C. Antony Karlson III has done considerable amount of graduate work and study in philosophy, theology, and comparative religious dialogue. He has taught as an adjunct at both Georgetown University and the Catholic University of America. He seeks to engage his readers with a diversity of topics, some cultural, some philosophical, some theological, but all for the glory of God. He is a Byzantine Catholic, who, before establishing his own blog on... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #42: Jesus vs. Financial Responsibility?

Last updated on: December 19, 2019 at 11:17 am By Dave Armstrong

Dr. David Madison is an atheist who was a Methodist minister for nine years: with a Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from Boston University. You can see (by the number in the title) how many times I have replied to his videos or articles. Thus far, I haven’t heard one peep back from him (from 8-1-19 to this date). This certainly doesn’t suggest to me that he is very confident in his opinions. All I’ve seen is expressions of contempt from Dr. Madison and from his buddy, the atheist author, polemicist,... Read more

Vs. Atheist David Madison #41: God’s a Sadistic Tyrant (Hell)?

Last updated on: December 18, 2019 at 1:36 pm By Dave Armstrong