by Karlo Broussard | May 18, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholic devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary is always a tough topic for Protestants, even for Protestant converts to Catholicism. One particular devotion they object to is the consecration to Mary, championed by St. Louis de Montfort. It’s often thought to smack of...
by Karlo Broussard | May 14, 2024 | Articles, Sacraments
In a previous article, we looked at an objection to the Catholic doctrine on the Real Pressence from Protestant pastor Todd Baker: a literal interpretation of Jesus’ words “eat my flesh . . . drink my blood” leads to absurdity. Baker’s inferred absurdity is that by...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 23, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
For those who believe in the distinction between mortal and venial sin, 1 John 5:16-17 is often a go-to text. Even the Catechism of the Catholic Church references this text (1854) in support of its teaching on mortal and venial sin. Here’s the text: If anyone sees his...
by Karlo Broussard | Apr 9, 2024 | Articles, Sacraments
There is no shortage of counters to the literal reading of Jesus’ words “eat my flesh . . . drink my blood” (John 6:54-58). One form these counters take is showing that such a literal reading entails an absurdity. Protestant Pastor Todd Baker makes this kind of...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 26, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Protestants often object to the Catholic doctrine of papal infallibility by appealing to Galatians 2:11 where Paul records how he rebuked Peter because “he clearly was wrong” (NAB Translation). “You see,” the argument goes, “the Bible says Peter was wrong. Therefore,...
by Karlo Broussard | Mar 25, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Bible teaches that Jesus is “the expiation for our sins, and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world” (1 John 2:2). This is the heart of the Christian message: Christ made satisfaction for our sins (paid a debt) through his death on the cross....
