by Karlo Broussard | Jan 15, 2020 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Matthew 12:32 is often a go-to passage for Catholics when it comes to Purgatory. The text reads: “Whoever says a word against the Son of man will be forgiven; but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.”...
by Karlo Broussard | Nov 6, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches that mortal sin “destroys charity in the heart of man” (1855) and that “to die in mortal sin without repenting and accepting God’s merciful love means remaining separated from him forever by our own free choice” in a state...
by Karlo Broussard | Aug 28, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
The Nicene Creed states that Jesus is “consubstantial with the Father.” This means that Jesus is one in substance with the Father, having full possession of the one divine nature and thus equal to the Father. But some quasi-Christian sects, such as Jehovah Witnesses,...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 16, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Several Catholic Answers writers, including myself, have responded to Protestants who challenge the Catholic practice of asking the saints in heaven to intercede for us. Can the saints, they ask, even hear our prayers? Needless to say, many of these brothers and...
by Karlo Broussard | Jul 4, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
For Catholics, Matthew 16:18 is a key passage when establishing a biblical basis for the papacy: “And I tell you, you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the powers of death shall not prevail against it.” Catholics argue that because Jesus makes...
by Karlo Broussard | Jun 3, 2019 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Catholics believe that good works do not guarantee, but do play a role in, our final salvation. That so many Protestants disagree is unfortunate, but this disconnect is why we must be as clear as possible about the biblical foundations for the Church’s teaching....
