Atheist Bob Seidensticker: Intellectual Coward (My 32 Critiques)

Last updated on: July 20, 2019 at 7:36 pm By Dave Armstrong

[Bob Seidensticker’s words will be in blue] Former Presbyterian, Bible-Basher Bob’s blog, Cross Examined contains (according to the “About” page) “roughly a million words in more than a thousand posts” and a “quarter-million comments.” He advertises his efforts as “an energetic but civil critique of Christianity.” But the blog is anything but “civil”: as a glance at any of his endless comboxes will prove. Here (as an altogether typical example) is the feeding frenzy on his site where I was the... Read more

Epstein and Weinstein: The Fruit of the Sexual Revolution

Last updated on: July 19, 2019 at 1:52 pm By Dave Armstrong

[I wrote this in November 2017, as the Weinstein controversy was in full gear. Now, given the horrendous charges against financier Jeffrey Epstein, his name gets to be added to the “dishonor roll” too] ***** Casting couch sexual coercion is presently causing big shock and surprise in our sex-saturated society. The perfectly obvious is now becoming perfectly obvious. I guess that’s progress. At least society isn’t pretending anymore that rich white male, middle-aged Hollywood moguls abusing, exploiting, groping, and even raping... Read more

Vs. Pasqualucci Re Vatican II #10: “Pastoral” Council Only?

Last updated on: July 23, 2019 at 11:23 am By Dave Armstrong

[see the Master List of all twelve installments] Paolo Pasqualucci (signer of three of the endless reactionary-dominated “corrections” of Pope Francis), a Catholic and retired professor of philosophy of the law at the University of Perugia, Italy, wrote “‘Points of Rupture’ of the Second Vatican Council with the Tradition of the Church – A Synopsis” (4-13-18), hosted by the infamous reactionary site, One Peter Five. It’s an adaptation of the introduction to his book Unam Sanctam – A Study on Doctrinal Deviations in the Catholic Church of... Read more

Vs. Pasqualucci Re Vatican II #9: DH & Religious Liberty

Last updated on: July 23, 2019 at 11:22 am By Dave Armstrong

Vs. Pasqualucci Re Vatican II #8: Lumen Gentium & Collegiality

Last updated on: July 23, 2019 at 11:21 am By Dave Armstrong

Vs. Pasqualucci Re Vatican II #7: Dei Verbum & Tradition

Last updated on: July 23, 2019 at 11:21 am By Dave Armstrong

Dialogue w Ally of Taylor Marshall, Timothy Flanders

Last updated on: July 17, 2019 at 12:07 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is a follow-up to my Reply to Timothy Flanders’ Defense of Taylor Marshall. Timothy responded in my blog combox. His words will be in blue. ***** Dave, Praise to Jesus Christ! Thank you for the thoughtful critique of my article here on your website, my brother. I appreciate the words and all of your links since I am not very familiar with your work. I also would prefer to be wrong about the Infiltration and Vatican II, so I have... Read more

Dialogue w Two Canonists on “Our Father” Posture

Last updated on: July 16, 2019 at 3:29 pm By Dave Armstrong

This is a follow-up exchange, related to my recent dialogue, Debate: Teach & Enforce Liturgical Rubrics Or No? Pete Vere is a canonist and Catholic author, blogger, ecumenist, and sometimes-apologist. His words will be in blue. A second person (who requested anonymity) has extensive canon law training and also a degree in philosophy. His words will be in green. ***** The Latin legal mindset is a lot different than the American legal mindset. Especially when it comes to Church matters. Americans... Read more

Vs. Pasqualucci Re Vatican II #6: Dei Verbum & the Bible

Last updated on: July 23, 2019 at 11:20 am By Dave Armstrong

Debate: Teach & Enforce Liturgical Rubrics Or No?

Last updated on: July 16, 2019 at 7:07 pm By Dave Armstrong

This lively debate with several people took place on my Facebook page (see the complete, unabridged discussion) underneath a posting on the topic of the widespread “orans” posture during the Our Father at Mass. As usual, a “firestorm” ensued and (mostly) the same points that are always raised were made in opposition. I responded to them. Readers may make up their own minds, having seen both general “sides” of the dispute. That’s the beauty of dialogue, why I love it... Read more