Was Medieval Ecclesiology “Fallibilist Conciliarism”?

Last updated on: August 21, 2018 at 2:40 pm By Dave Armstrong

Conciliar infallibility is just as firmly entrenched in Christian and “Roman” (also Orthodox) Tradition as papal infallibility. Thus, the Second Council of Constantinople (553) anathematized and condemned those who dissented from the definitions of the first four ecumenical councils, which “we follow and accept through all things and in all things” (Denzinger, 212). The Lateran Council of 649, in its Canon 17, applies the same teaching to the first five councils (“all even to the last portion that has been... Read more

Seidensticker Folly #12: God Likes Child Sacrifice? Huh?!

Last updated on: August 21, 2018 at 2:16 pm By Dave Armstrong

Atheist and anti-theist Bob Seidensticker runs the influential Cross Examined blog. He asked me there, on 8-11-18: “I’ve got 1000+ posts here attacking your worldview. You just going to let that stand? Or could you present a helpful new perspective that I’ve ignored on one or two of those posts?” He also made a general statement on 6-22-17: “In this blog, I’ve responded to many Christian arguments . . . Christians’ arguments are easy to refute.” He added in the combox: “If I’ve misunderstood the Christian position or Christian arguments, point that... Read more

Seidensticker Folly #11: Slavery & the New Testament

Last updated on: August 21, 2018 at 10:56 am By Dave Armstrong

Seidensticker Folly #10: Slavery in the Old Testament

Last updated on: August 20, 2018 at 11:59 am By Dave Armstrong

Jeremiad on the Disgraceful Sexual Abuse Scandal

Last updated on: August 18, 2018 at 4:57 pm By Dave Armstrong

I’ve been writing about this in several Facebook posts, but I thought I would “collect” some of those thoughts and get them on the record, on my blog. ***** This thing stinks to high heaven. These sorts of Satan-inspired scandals make my job as an apologist and defender of Holy Mother Church, all the more difficult. I’m in favor of a very strict and severe, ultra-zero tolerance accounting and investigation. Root it out! Purge it! I think if we truly got rid... Read more