Not
by faith alone
- Most Christian traditions that trace
their theologies and doctrines from the Protestant Reformation are
known for their convictions that the truths of the Christian faith
are found in Sola Scriptura, or Scripture alone, and that we
are justified sola fide, or by "faith alone."
Ironically, the expression "faith alone" only appears once
in the Bible—in James 2:24—where it is rejected as a description
of how we are justified.
Does
the Orthodox Church believe in Transubstantiation?
- Documentation from some of the earlier Orthodox councils and
theologians (15th to 18th centuries) to show that they clearly did,
and how they understand that belief today, adapted from Anglican
scholar Darwell Stone's marvelous two-volume work A History of the
Doctrine of the Holy Eucharist
Does
the Orthodox Church believe in the Primacy of Rome?
- Documentation from current Orthodox theologians to show what they
concede on the subject, adapted from the book edited by Orthodox
scholar John Meyendorff The Primacy of Peter
Mary
and the Eastern Christian
- Shows how close the Eastern Orthodox are to Roman Catholics in
veneration of the all-holy Mother of God, the Blessed Virgin Mary,
contains two articles from Catholic Digest on Mary and the East, and
how Catholics can learn from their Eastern brethren
Predestination:
Calvinism vs. Catholicism
-
Compares and contrasts the differences between the Catholic and
Calvinist beliefs in Predestination and the Elect, adapted from an
article by Jim Burnham
The
Unam Sanctam "Problem" Resolved
- FidoNet discussion on the papal bull of Pope Boniface VIII (Unam
Sanctam) and the doctrine "No Salvation Outside the
Church" -- includes commentary on the bull (especially last
line on necessity of submission to the Pope for salvation) and the
historical context
Discussion
on the Nature of the Church
- FidoNet discussion on the nature of the Church with friends of
RCatholic (Jim Jeffcoat, a Catholic who has Protestant conceptions
of the Church, and a big fan of CRI's Evangelical apologist Hank
Hanegraaff -- also with Robert McKay, a Reformed Baptist)
Are
Protestants Christians?
- FidoNet discussion on why Protestants ARE considered Christian
believers by the Catholic Church, one of my last discussions (from
Sept 1998) in Fido RCatholic before I moved to the Internet
Who
Were the Waldenses? Early Evangelicals?
- Some have tried to claim the Waldenses were early Evangelicals
(either Baptists, Plymouth Brethren, Seventh-day Adventist, or
"King James Only" believers, depending on who is making
the claim) that can trace their lineage back to the early Church,
and were mercilessly slaughtered by the Roman Catholic Church
through the centuries for belief in the Bible alone and their
repudiation of Catholic doctrine -- But is this true? -- A
refutation of the "baptist successionism" claim (such as
that of anti-Catholic Dispensationalist Dave Hunt) from the primary
source documents showing the origins of the Waldenses and how
Catholic they really were
Dave
Hunt and the Spanish Inquisition
- Every Catholics' favorite Fundamentalist author makes some wild
claims on the Spanish Inquisition, debunks Hunt's biased sources
(Canon Llorente) and inflated figures (300,000 to
"millions" tortured and put to death) from his
anti-Catholic book A Woman Rides the Beast and re-affirmed in his
June 1998 Berean Call newsletter
Protestant
Inquisition: The English Reformation
- Presents a Catholic Counterpoint on the Inquisition and describes
the persecution of Catholics during the English Reformation, from a
Wheaton College graduate and professor of history at Loyola
University Dennis Martin
A
Response to Catholic "Inventions"
- A case study in Catholic bashing, reply to an anti-Catholic
Fundamentalist of FidoNet OpenBible (Les Wilcox) on the supposed
"unbiblical inventions" of the Catholic Church, an
explanation of the development of doctrine and defense of Catholic
dogma, clears up many Fundamentalist misunderstandings
Bateman
on Trial
- two of the more outrageous anti-Catholic Fundamentalists of
FidoNet (Kim Yong and Charles Bateman) try to expose Catholicism,
see their conspiracies and "Jack Chick" attempts at
scholarship, covers the ministerial priesthood, development of
doctrine, what "Catholic" means, and shows how the
Catholic Encyclopedia (published 1913, now available online from New
Advent) can be taken grossly out of context
A
Reply to Anglican George Salmon's Infallibility of the Church
- The book that supposedly has "never been answered" by
the Catholic Church was indeed answered about 50 years ago, adapted
from The Church and Infallibility: A Reply to the Abridged
"Salmon" by B.C. Butler, includes chapters 1,2,3 and 6
Is
Catholicism Christian? Dave Armstrong and James White Correspond
- A link to the outstanding web site Biblical Evidence for
Catholicism -- the Armstrong/White 1995 correspondence, covers the
Bible, the Fathers, Church history, apologetics, the
"logic" of Protestantism, anti-Catholicism, a vigorous
presentation from both sides of the Catholic vs. Reformed Protestant
debate
A
$100,000 Answer to Eric Svendsen
- A former Catholic asks some tough questions (or are they?) and
promises to pay any Roman Catholic who can answer them -- here's my
creative answer for the prize money! Will he pay up or not? Covers
questions on Biblical inspiration, interpretation, inerrancy,
Predestination, No Salvation Outside the Church, Vatican Council II,
the Catholic Church and science, and more!
Who
Will Defend James McCarthy's Book?
- A challenge was issued for a Catholic to respond to a positive
reviewer of McCarthy's The Gospel According to Rome on Amazon.Com,
here is my response which made the challenger back down -- Is there
a Fundamentalist Christian out there who will defend this book?
