Monthly Archives: January 2010

Non-Rube Goldberg Response

Posted on January 30, 2010 by cathapol

Response to Steve Hays Rube Goldberg Prooftexting I actually think Rube Goldberg machines are cool!  That being said, Mr. Hays accusation of “Rube Goldberg prooftexting” is without merit.  Even if it were true, a Rube Goldberg machine may be an … Continue reading →

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EO RCC Papacy Debate

Posted on January 28, 2010 by cathapol

The Papacy Debate between Scott (Catholic) and Chris (Orthodox) is back on and back online: http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com/articles/deb_papacy/ The CathApol Blog is a portal to the forums hosted by A.C.T.S. the American Catholic Truth Society. http://www.americancatholictruthsociety.com http://www.catholicresponse.org

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NASCAR Apologetics?

Posted on January 27, 2010 by cathapol

Welcome to the Dirt Track! Patrick Madrid shared an interesting article today, and I thought I’d link through to that as well. http://patrickmadrid.blogspot.com/2010/01/nascar-of-catholic-apologetics.html Now I’m not necessarily looking for someone to “crash and burn” – but “if it ain’t bumpin’ … Continue reading →

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Pope Working Toward Unity with EO

Posted on January 26, 2010 by cathapol

“The Pope Is the First Among the Patriarchs” “With Benedict XVI, for the first time in history, the Orthodox have agreed to discuss the primacy of the bishop of Rome, according to the model of the first millennium, when the … Continue reading →

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Response to TurretinFan on sola scriptura

Posted on January 25, 2010 by cathapol

TurretinFan (I don’t know his real name, hereafter “TF”) posted a response to my article responding to Steve Hays. TF divided his response into numbered sections, to which I will respond in kind: 1) The definition of Sola Scriptura As … Continue reading →

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Sola Scriptura Answering Steve Hays

Posted on January 23, 2010 by cathapol

On Triablogue a recent article I posted on sola scriptura is taken to task by Steve Hays (SH), so I will respond to it here. The Supreme Judge of All Religious Earlier, Scott said: “The real problem with defining sola … Continue reading →

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CathApol IRC Chat

Posted on January 22, 2010 by cathapol

Join us in LIVE chat!  If you already have an IRC client, check to see if it has the servers for the Starlink-IRC network.  If it doesn’t have them, you can get a listing of available servers here: http://www.starlink-irc.org/index.servers.html If … Continue reading →

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Sola Scriptura Self Refuting

Posted on January 19, 2010 by cathapol

Is Sola Scriptura Self Refuting?So goes the title of an article by Steve Hays on Triablogue. The real problem with defining sola scriptura is that there is no one, single definition by which all adherents to sola scriptura accept. Some … Continue reading →

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Papacy Debate

Posted on January 18, 2010 by cathapol

Is the modern role of the Papacy a legitimate development from the early church?  This is the Opening Statement in a debate over the papacy I began with someone from Orthodoxy – but after a problem with plagiarism (which could … Continue reading →

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Orthodoxy and Infant Communion

Posted on January 15, 2010 by cathapol

http://www.youtube.com/v/l09khpR4XVk&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1 The above video shows an infant receiving First Holy Communion in the Orthodox Church. A discussion between myself and OrthoCath has arisen on this subject, and I welcome comments here as well.  Now, not that I question the autonomy … Continue reading →

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