The Authority of the Catholic Church, Pt. 1

Last updated on: December 11, 2023 at 12:42 pm By Dave Armstrong

[see the book info-page for this volume / buy Kindle or Nook versions] * First part (pp. 59-99) of chapter two of my book, Bible Truths for Catholic Truths: A Source Book for Apologists and Inquirers (Manchester, New Hampshire: Sophia Institute Press, 2009); the paperback is now out-of-print. This book could also be known as Dave’s Topical Bible, and contains over 1,900 Bible passages, categorized under 115 thematic headings. I am now offering it online for free. * In these blog posts I use... Read more

Vs. J. Engwer Re Church Authority, #2: St. Irenaeus

Last updated on: October 14, 2023 at 10:35 am By Dave Armstrong

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In Particular, His & Other Fathers’ — and Luther’s and Calvin’s — Views on Church Infallibility & Indefectibility [see book and purchase information] *** Jason Engwer is a prolific Protestant anti-Catholic apologist and webmaster of the site, Tribalblogue (where I have long since been banned). We used to dialogue, from 2000 to 2010. His words will be in blue. ***** This is a reply to Jason’s article, The Church, Authority, And Infallibility: (Part 2): Irenaeus [3-22-10]. Jason cites a big chunk of my... Read more

Vs. J. Engwer Re Church Authority, #1: Preliminaries

Last updated on: October 14, 2023 at 10:29 am By Dave Armstrong

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Including St. Augustine on the Visible Catholic Church; St. Irenaeus on Church Infallibility; Biblical Data Regarding Infallibility & Indefectibility; Peter & the “Keys”; Jesus’ Prayer for St. Peter [see book and purchase information] *** Jason Engwer is a prolific Protestant anti-Catholic apologist and webmaster of the site, Tribalblogue. (where I have long since been banned). We used to dialogue, from 2000 to 2010. His words will be in blue. ***** This is my reply to his article, The Church, Authority,... Read more

Paul & Dead Onesiphorus (vs. Steve Hays)

Last updated on: October 10, 2023 at 1:33 pm By Dave Armstrong

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[see book and purchase information] The late Steve Hays (1959-2020) was a Calvinist (and anti-Catholic) apologist, who was very active on his blog, called Triablogue (now continued by Jason Engwer). His words will be in blue. ***** Steve Hays wrote an article on 11 July 2009 entitled, “Scripture-twisting for Catholicism.” It was a “response” to my article, “Paul Prayed for Dead Onesiphorus (Protestant Commentaries).” Per his usual pathetic modus operandi, Steve didn’t see fit to link to my article, so people could see 1)... Read more

The Authority of Apostolic Tradition

Last updated on: December 11, 2023 at 12:41 pm By Dave Armstrong

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[see the book info-page for this volume/ buy Kindle or Nook versions] * Chapter one (pp. 5-55) of my book, Bible Truths for Catholic Truths: A Source Book for Apologists and Inquirers (Manchester, New Hampshire: Sophia Institute Press, 2009); the paperback is now out-of-print. This book could also be known as Dave’s Topical Bible, and contains over 1,900 Bible passages, categorized under 115 thematic headings. I am now offering it online for free. * In these blog posts I use... Read more

Vs. J. Oliveira #10: Confession

Last updated on: October 6, 2023 at 9:24 am By Dave Armstrong

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[photo from Twitter] *** Brazilian Protestant Juan Roberto de Oliveira is the author of the book, Nenhum Caminho Leva a Roma: O pecurso até o protestantismo [No Road Leads to Rome: The Path to Protestantism]. It has no date or publisher listed. But it was “recently released.” He’s a “law graduate” and is active on Twitter (now “X”) and, especially, Instagram. When I informed Juan of my replies, he quickly wrote on Twitter: “I’ll be rebutting your rebuttals.” I wish him all the best in that endeavor. If anyone discovers... Read more