Online, this just shows you do not know when the Bishop of Rome is infallible. Once you know the basics, then we can discuss the rest. Understand the context, so you don't show your pretext. There is not more than a handful of Protestant or evangelical scholars who still take your position. Peter was always the leader of the Apostles, while still being a brother Apostle and Bishop. His primacy ...more

Online, this just shows you do not know when the Bishop of Rome is infallible. Once you know the basics, then we can discuss the rest. Understand the context, so you don't show your pretext. There is not more than a handful of Protestant or evangelical scholars who still take your position. Peter was always the leader of the Apostles, while still being a brother Apostle and Bishop.

His primacy of honor, continued with successive Bishops. Clement was another great example of the Bishop of Rome's primacy among Bishops and this was still when the Apostle John was still alive. The early church fathers constantly went to the Bishop of Rome for final binding and loosing authority.less

Telling Chiesa she has no courage, is quite demeaning. Then finishing off with ...Pity is uncharitable. I'm wondering if you can have an actual debate without resorting to demeaning others? I'm happy to engage you on the Catholic faith, and I am well versed at Reformed, Lutheran, Arminian so let the games begin. ;) I am also happy to discuss a full range of soteriology, ecclessiology and any ot...more

Telling Chiesa she has no courage, is quite demeaning. Then finishing off with ...Pity is uncharitable.

I'm wondering if you can have an actual debate without resorting to demeaning others? I'm happy to engage you on the Catholic faith, and I am well versed at Reformed, Lutheran, Arminian so let the games begin. ;) I am also happy to discuss a full range of soteriology, ecclessiology and any other hot topics you care to discuss.

What is your denominational tradition? Thanks.less

Nothing new was taught at the Council of Trent. It was only clarified that which has been believed and practiced by the whole Catholic Church since the original Apostolic deposit was given. Trent clarified our position.

Could you tell me the errors, and more importantly where you were given the gift of infallibility, so I can know that what you say is true. Thanks.

Without Apostolic Succession there is no authority by Christ. The Catholics and Orthodox have this, and the rest do not. The reason why the Orthodox have unity issues and are based along national lines is because they need the Bishop of Rome who is the Universal Pastor of Christ Church. Your name shouldn't be Objectivity, but Subjectivity. I'm glad you have defended the Catholic faith at times...more

Without Apostolic Succession there is no authority by Christ. The Catholics and Orthodox have this, and the rest do not. The reason why the Orthodox have unity issues and are based along national lines is because they need the Bishop of Rome who is the Universal Pastor of Christ Church.

Your name shouldn't be Objectivity, but Subjectivity. I'm glad you have defended the Catholic faith at times, and that is when you defend only what you believe to be True. You disagree with us on other areas, but that is when you disagree against Truth. Your position is not logical and one has only to have first year Socratic philosophy under their belt to dismantle your position.

What is your authority? How do we receive authority? Since you are not a Bishop of either the Catholic or Orthodox Church, and only the Catholic and Orthodox Churches have maintained the Apostolic Succession of authority as seen in the Bible and Tradition then what you say has no value.

Whether you agree with us or not, is quite irrelevant since you lack authority. I pastored in the Reformed Tradition for almost 20 years and have read a wide array of positions, and after much research and prayer the Catholic Church is right on every doctrine and every moral position.less

The Death penalty is wrong in 99% of cases. Only in extreme cases, where the person imprisoned may escape and hurt or kill others should the death penalty be used. Today's prisons are almost impossible to escape, therefore, give the murderer life in prison. This may give them enough time to repent and seek God's forgiveness.

If abortions become illegal again, then Doctors who perform abortions would be punished with life in jail for murder. Notice, I said LIFE in jail. I am a male and have volunteered at many prolife women's centers. There are so many options for women and many times women are victimized by their parents, boyfriend or friends who push her into getting an abortion. Every women who enters a pro-...more

If abortions become illegal again, then Doctors who perform abortions would be punished with life in jail for murder. Notice, I said LIFE in jail.

I am a male and have volunteered at many prolife women's centers. There are so many options for women and many times women are victimized by their parents, boyfriend or friends who push her into getting an abortion.

Every women who enters a pro-life clinic will see her baby on the ultra-sound, and we will make sure she will have all the care she needs to have the baby. We will also make sure if she wants to have the baby adopted that we help her with everything, to make the process so easy for her. May God bless all the women who have been victimized through our liberal culture of death.less

It is truly an amazing event. I met one of the women who started it after Mass, and she just glows with the Holy Spirit. Amazing Grace!

When I first attended the March in Washington, DC I was still a Reformed Pastor, and of the 100,000 people who attended back then 80% were Catholic. This sends a strong signal to evangelicals like I was, that the Catholic Church is solid on pro-life. Now, as a Catholic I attend the San Francisco event every few years. You can still tell that 80% of the crowd is Catholic without question. This y...more

When I first attended the March in Washington, DC I was still a Reformed Pastor, and of the 100,000 people who attended back then 80% were Catholic. This sends a strong signal to evangelicals like I was, that the Catholic Church is solid on pro-life.

Now, as a Catholic I attend the San Francisco event every few years. You can still tell that 80% of the crowd is Catholic without question. This year I attended our March for Life in Washington State and we had 7,000 people March. In this crowd I would say 90% was Catholic.

I can't wait for the day when Evangelicals and Protestants come out with more numbers! Let us work together to end Abortion.less

2 Kgs 13:20-21, contact with Elisha's bones restored life Acts 5:15-16 cures performed through Peter's shadow Acts 19:11-12, cures thorugh face cloths that touched Paul Garments worn by Saints, their bones, etc can heal the sick and cause sinners to seek Christ more deeply. The earliest christians venerated Paul and Peter's bones as they did all the rest of the apostles. This is what the earl...more

2 Kgs 13:20-21, contact with Elisha's bones restored life
Acts 5:15-16 cures performed through Peter's shadow
Acts 19:11-12, cures thorugh face cloths that touched Paul

Garments worn by Saints, their bones, etc can heal the sick and cause sinners to seek Christ more deeply. The earliest christians venerated Paul and Peter's bones as they did all the rest of the apostles. This is what the earliest christians did and this is why a Catholic church is built over their bones, to honor them who served Christ.less

As a former Reformed Pastor for many years, I realized that true ecumenism is everyone coming home to the Catholic Church. I converted to Catholicism for many reasons, but the main thing was "Authority". Protestant churches biblically have no right to be sepparated from the Church founded by Christ. God's authority was promised to the Apostles, not some fringe group. Christ authority of bind...more

As a former Reformed Pastor for many years, I realized that true ecumenism is everyone coming home to the Catholic Church.

I converted to Catholicism for many reasons, but the main thing was "Authority". Protestant churches biblically have no right to be sepparated from the Church founded by Christ. God's authority was promised to the Apostles, not some fringe group.

Christ authority of binding and loosing, forgiving sins, casting out demons, giving the Sacraments of Grace and being guided into All Truth is with the Catholic Church.less

Believer, and your authority to interpret scripture is where in scripture?

They can have Rev. Cutie; an adulterer who supports women in ministry, gay marriage and abortion. He will be a perfect fit for the Episcopals.

Vocations are on the rise, and here are the stats to prove it. http://www.vocationboom.com/blog/jerry-usher/vocations-are-rise-and-here-are-stats-prove-it For those who may not be familiar with it, the Annuario Pontificio, or Pontifical Yearbook, is an annual publication of the Central Office of Church Statistics in the Vatican that offers remarkable details on the Holy See, the Roman Curia (o...more

Vocations are on the rise, and here are the stats to prove it.
http://www.vocationboom.com/blog/jerry-usher/vocations-are-rise-and-here-are-stats-prove-it

For those who may not be familiar with it, the Annuario Pontificio, or Pontifical Yearbook, is an annual publication of the Central Office of Church Statistics in the Vatican that offers remarkable details on the Holy See, the Roman Curia (or central government of the Church), bishops and dioceses all around the world, and even a listing of every monsignor currently in service.

First, the Annuario for 2010 tells us that the number of Catholics has increased worldwide, (up 1.7%) to 1.166 billion baptized Catholics worldwide; there is also an increase in the percentage of Catholics who make up the global population (from 17.33% to 17.40%).

And here is the really relevant part: There was a slight increase (around 1% between 2000 and 2008) in the number of diocesan and religious priests, from 405,178 in 2000 to 409,166 in 2008

The really good news, however, is the world’s numbers of candidates for the priesthood. We have heard about and even seen slight upticks in the number of new seminarians over the last years, but the 2010 Annuario helps to confirm the increase. It may not seem a huge bump (rising from 115,919 in 2007 to 117,024 in 2008, or an increase of 1%).less

How exciting! Blessed Pope John Paul II has some relics for us to venerate as we did the relics of Saint Peter, Saint Paul and all the Saints who went before him in Glory.

The children of same sex couples should not be descriminated against, but these children will hear the truth of the Gospel and that their parents are in immoral relationships that are disordered. Maybe the children can evangelize their same sex parents to the Truth? All I know is that I can't believe this woman wants her child to go to a Catholic school when she knows good and well what we teach a...more

The children of same sex couples should not be descriminated against, but these children will hear the truth of the Gospel and that their parents are in immoral relationships that are disordered. Maybe the children can evangelize their same sex parents to the Truth? All I know is that I can't believe this woman wants her child to go to a Catholic school when she knows good and well what we teach and we won't cave in. We will still teach the Truth even if their child must hear that their parents are in a disordered and repugnant relationship.

I feel a lot of empathy for the child. Gays should never have children together through adoption or invitro.less

This Rev. Cutie, was not so Cute after all. Yes, he did have issues with the Catholic Church; Our stance against homosexual relationships, women in ministry, actively gay ministers, our unwillingness to allow gays to adopt, our staunch defense of life and marriage. Yes, if I were him I would leave too!

Did you go to most LIBERAL church when you were a kid? How sad. Nuns still wear habbits but they don't have to since it is not a sacred Tradition, Saturday night being the Eve of Sunday was always considered the Lord's day(Jewish custom)dating back to the first century. Orthodox, Catholics and Coptics all do this too. The amount of time for fasting from food was an hour, but this is a custom an...more

Did you go to most LIBERAL church when you were a kid? How sad.

Nuns still wear habbits but they don't have to since it is not a sacred Tradition, Saturday night being the Eve of Sunday was always considered the Lord's day(Jewish custom)dating back to the first century. Orthodox, Catholics and Coptics all do this too. The amount of time for fasting from food was an hour, but this is a custom and not sacred so this can change. Going to confession for venial sins is a good thing, but not mandatory since in the Mass we are forgiven of our venial sins before the Liturgy.

Some practices that are man made do change, but Sacred things like the Mass in their rubrics do not since it is not ours' to change. It was given in Tradition to us from God, so those parts may never change.less

Every 30-50 years the Protestant Churches try something new to get more people to come in their doors, while us Catholics and the Orthodox follow God's Traditions in the Mass and Divine Liturgy as we have done since the beginning as Christ gave us how to worship. Man's traditions vs. God's Traditions, you don't have to wonder which one is authentic do you? I am so fortunate to worship as the apos...more

Every 30-50 years the Protestant Churches try something new to get more people to come in their doors, while us Catholics and the Orthodox follow God's Traditions in the Mass and Divine Liturgy as we have done since the beginning as Christ gave us how to worship. Man's traditions vs. God's Traditions, you don't have to wonder which one is authentic do you? I am so fortunate to worship as the apostles did and share in the Eucharist.less

Faith without works is dead! Catholicism and Orthodoxy are coming together, the two most ancient and apostolic churches and this will harken back many Reformation Protestants back home to the fullness of Apostolic Christianity vs. Bible alone. Within the Catholic Church you get the whole buffet, but in the Bible alone world you get one great meal at a time with no appetizers or desert. For 1...more

Faith without works is dead! Catholicism and Orthodoxy are coming together, the two most ancient and apostolic churches and this will harken back many Reformation Protestants back home to the fullness of Apostolic Christianity vs. Bible alone. Within the Catholic Church you get the whole buffet, but in the Bible alone world you get one great meal at a time with no appetizers or desert.

For 1000 years all that existed was Catholicism and then the schism where West and East split. The Catholic Church is the original home to every Christian and most all you believe was defined authoritatively by the Catholic Church. It was Catholic authority and tradition guided by the Holy Spirit that defined the 27 books of the New Testament.

Non-Denominationals, Baptists and Pentecostals will not be able to come to the Communion table, because they hold too meny heterodox beliefs. Lutherans, Anglicans, Methodists, Reformed and Presbyterians all have a good opportunity to enjoying the fullness of Truth back in the Catholic Church as they all slowly but surely come home praise God.less