by Karlo Broussard | Nov 15, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
Some Protestants argue against the Catholic belief that grace is given through the sacraments, saying that this takes away from God being the giver of such grace, thereby usurping the glory and sovereignty of God. If it’s the sacraments that give grace, so they argue,...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
If there’s one thing Catholics and Protestants can agree on, it’s that whatever we believe can’t contradict Scripture. But some Protestants think the Catholic belief in Mary’s bodily assumption into heaven contradicts John 3:13. There, Jesus says, “No one has ascended...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 23, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When talking about the Catholic practice of asking the saints to pray for us, a question arises from both Catholics and Protestants: “Why seek the help of saints when we can go straight to Jesus?” Protestants often pose this question as an objection. For Catholics,...
by Karlo Broussard | Oct 2, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
In a previous article, I argued that sola scriptura blocks a Protestant from having infallible knowledge of several books in the Bible, including some from the New Testament, like Hebrews, Mark, and James. The reason I gave was that neither Jesus nor the apostles, the...
by Karlo Broussard | Sep 12, 2024 | Articles, Dogmatic Theology/Apologetics
When it comes to the possibility of losing salvation, Catholics have their Bible passages—John 15:1-5, Galatians 5:4, Matthew 10:22. But Protestants aren’t short on comebacks. One such comeback is employed by Protestant apologist James White. Whenever the above...
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...
