Berlin, 1945 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (7-3-13) *** This debate occurred on my Facebook page, on 2 July 2013. Adrian Combe’s words will be in blue; Felix Lopez’ words in green. * * * * * Do you think the Church is ‘all but destroyed’? No. I’m fighting against this position. This is what Michael Voris thinks, according to his video that I critiqued a few days ago. So, in your opinion, when God said to St. Francis,... Read more
Facial composite of St. Paul created by experts of the Landeskriminalamt of North Rhine-Westphalia using historical sources, proposed by Düsseldorf historian Michael Hesemann (Feb. 2008). [Wikimedia Commons / Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0 Germany license] * * * * * (7-2-13) *** Of course, we always have to mention, for the sake of our Protestant brethren (who quite often misunderstand this), that we agree that God is the source of all good things, by His grace, including the grace for us to do any good thing... Read more
Original title: Did the Older Luther’s Illness and Frustration Significantly (and Negatively) Impact His Writing? Luther Historians Say Yes Portrait of Martin Luther (1532), by Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472-1553). [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (6-12-13) * * * * * I made the following statement in another paper of mine: Another relevant factor to take into consideration is Luther’s ravings when he was an old, embittered, sick man (disgusted even with most Protestants, including his own party, let alone Catholics):... Read more
Chartres Cathedral: north transept rose window, c.1235. Photograph by Guillaume Piolle, 2-7-09 [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (6-12-13) *** These are excerpts from a larger dialogue that also discussed Calvin’s view (with this new introduction and summary). All words are Luther’s except for a few comments from scholars on his views and positions, or my introductory comments, which will be in blue, and the bibliographical source information: in green. It should be noted that Luther also makes tons of negative... Read more
Original Title: On the Definition of “Christian” and Whether Luther and Calvin Regarded Catholicism as Christian (vs. Anti-Catholic Calvinist Austin Reed) Cologne Cathedral [Flickr / CC BY2.0 license] *** (6-14-13) *** Austin’s words [see his Facebook page] will be in blue. We had an exchange on 1 May 2013 on Facebook about the definition of Christian (which is included as the first part below). The latest dialogue began in June 2013 on one Facebook thread, spread to another, and... Read more
Wagon loaded with corpses outside the crematorium of the Buchenwald concentration camp, Germany, following its liberation (4-16-45) [public domain / Wikimedia Commons] *** (4-8-13) *** This is another highly disturbing example of anti-Semitism among radical Catholic reactionaries (RadCathRs). One thing is for sure: there are numerous examples of outrageous anti-Semitism online, emanating from radical Catholic reactionary community (however large the problem is in “real life”). Catholic apologist and journalist Mark Shea has been documenting and decrying it for years now.... Read more
[completed on 8 July 2013, 303 pages, and published at Lulu on the same day] Purchase Information *** [PAPERBACK: $17.19] [KINDLE: 2.99] *** Misc. *** Introductory Post [Facebook] * Discussion and Justification of Some “Western” Terminology Used in the Book (Particularly “Sacrifice of the Mass”) [Facebook] * Favorable Review by Matthew Celestis (1-25-15) * Introduction and Sources *** This collection is devoted to documentation of examples of “distinctively Catholic” theological beliefs or doctrines in the Eastern Church fathers; that is... Read more
[237 pages. Completed on 8 April 2013 and published by Lulu on the same day] *** PURCHASE INFORMATION *** [PAPERBACK: $20.95] [KINDLE: 2.99] *** INTRODUCTION *** The early 1990s were a very exciting time in the Catholic world, in terms of an increasing flow of converts into the faith, and the advent of the “modern apologetics movement.” Dr. Scott Hahn, a former Presbyterian minister (and anti-Catholic) was received into the Church at Easter 1986, and immediately started making a... Read more
Image by Edalisse Hirst (11-14-09) [Flickr / CC BY 2.0 license] *** (3-1-13) *** This occurred in a public Facebook thread on my page. I’ve edited it for more compact presentation. Bruce Townley is an atheist and former Christian (though those things don’t have any direct relation to the present discussion), with whom I’ve had many (attempted) debates on theological topics, going back several years (he used a pseudonym in those). Unfortunately, the exchanges were always of the unsavory character... Read more
A modern Western worship team leading a contemporary worship session. Photo by David Ball (Sep. 2006) [Wikipedia / Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license] *** (3-4-13) *** The following are remarks come from a Facebook thread. Others’ words (all Catholics) will be in different colors. All of my Facebook posts are public, so there is no violation of confidence or privacy. * * * * * In my non-denom, “Jesus people” / “Jesus movement” days, that’s exactly what we did: rock... Read more
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