* * * (2-22-06) * * * “CPA”‘s words will be in blue. Martin Luther’s words will be in green. He wrote about me (7-12-05): “Dave Armstrong is a former Protestant Catholic who is in fact blessedly free of the kind of “any enemy of Protestantism is a friend of mine” coalition-building . . . he’s pro-Catholic (naturally) without being anti-Protestant (or anti-Orthodox, for that matter).” * * * ***** Thanks for your (as always) thoughtful reply. I’ll just reply... Read more
Photograph by Ally Aubrey (4-26-08) [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] * * * (2-21-04) * * * * * The frequent argument of Protestants on this score is that the Catholic Church makes a requirement out of something that Paul merely recommends. Catholics — so we are told — are guilty (once again) of smuggling in their “traditions of men” and (in this instance) their (alleged) “animus against sexuality and marriage, because virginity is so exalted in Catholicism,” etc.... Read more
Portrait of John Calvin (1509–1564); anonymous, 1854 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * * * This article has been re-uploaded under the title, John Calvin and the Anti-Protestant Sodomy Rumor. ***** Read more
The church is like a family. Our Lord said, "A man's foes will be those of his own household" (Matthew 10:36). Read more
Strasbourg Cathedral, Germany. Photograph by Matthias Zirngibl (11-3-08). [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license] * * * (7-5-96) * * * The following series of dialogues with leading anti-Catholic apologist Dr. Eric Svendsen, took place on Bishop James White’s Sola Scriptura discussion list, between 27 May and 5 July 1996. Dr. Svendsen’s words will be in blue; my older cited words in green. * * * * * I didn’t say we need no earthly authorities. Clearly we do, and the NT bears that out. ... Read more
Immigrant children, Ellis Island, New York (1908). [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * (7-30-12) *** The words of Édgar Alexánder Márquez, from Puerto Rico, will be in blue. * * * * * Happy birthday Dave Armstrong! From Puerto Rico. Look, like I said before, I’m a Republican. But I tend to side with Democrats in some of the economic issues. I like the republicanism of my governor Luis Fortuño Burset, who lowered the taxes on everybody. But guess, he... Read more
The fall of Babylon; Cyrus the Great defeating the Chaldean army (1831), by John Martin (1789-1854) [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International license] * * * (9-21-01) * * * [see, for necessary background information: “Judgment of Nations: A Collection of Biblical Passages”] * * * * * God used (among others) the Babylonians and Nebuchadnezzar to judge Israel when they had strayed: . . . Behold, I will bring upon Tyre from the north Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon . .... Read more
The Siege and Destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans Under the Command of Titus, A.D. 70 (1850), by David Roberts (1796-1864) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (9-21-01) * * * * * See also the highly related paper, “Judgment of Nations: Biblical Commentary & Reflections” * * * Biblical passages (Revised Standard Version) teaching divine judgment or chastisement of nations (as opposed to individuals): * * * * * Leviticus 26:14-33 14 “But if you will not hearken to... Read more
The Death of Ananias (1515), by Raphael (1483-1520) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] * * * [Eric Svendsen’s words will be in blue; another anonymous Protestant’s in green] *** The following series of dialogues took place on James White’s Sola Scriptura discussion list, from 21 May to 26 June 1996. As such they are some of my very first debates / dialogues online: I went online in March 1996. ***See the highly related Dialogue on “Perspicuous Apostolic Teaching” (vs. Bishop “Dr.” [???] James White),... Read more
Image by Chris Searle (9-29-15) [Flickr / Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)] * * * * * (1-28-04; slight modifications and abridgment on 9-5-17) * * * * * We don’t have to believe either Scripture is perfectly clear or perfectly obscure. Catholics can and do say that Scripture is largely and substantially clear, but a teaching authority and limits to hermeneutics and exegesis are still desirable, necessary, and suggested in Holy Scripture itself (e.g., the Jerusalem Council, or... Read more
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