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The community selected its candidates, but the Apostles were the ones who did the laying on of hands, this is how Authority was transferred.

The fact is, Jesus founded an Authoritive Apostolic Church to Govern his flock. These Apostolic Shepherds were appointed in a direct succession from the Apostles, carrying real Authority entrusted to them. Clement, the coworker with Paul mentioned in Scripture, gives a perfect example of how...

I know exactly what you are saying. But I don’t see it that way. Catholicism is completely voluntary, it simply informs the conscience. The sacraments presuppose Grace alone, but with a response to it. You would expect sacraments in a grace alone universe. I have had massive Grace...

Actually the Dinka guy in our parish told me a sad story that happened to him, about his favourite dog. Somehow a leopard snuck through the window of his hut and snuck past everyone sleeping on the floor and took the dog from under his arm and he woke just as the leopard jumped out the window...

I go to Mass on Sunday it looks like the United Nations. Every race and nationality is represented it seems. Despite the incredible diversity, there is the all encompassing and overarching Catholic culture that unites everyone. We are all on the same wavelength. Catholics are universal...

Not sure, but Catholics certainly have, they would even have kicked puppies at various times as well. You have to remember that Catholics are sinners, people seem to forget this, but it goes a long way to help explain why certain behaviours occur.

No, from what I understand, it’s an anti Catholic polemic that even the Encyclopedia Britannica recognised as such. “The gross blunders due to carelessness have often been exposed, and there is no doubt that Foxe was only too ready to believe evil of the Catholics, and he cannot always be...

What was Luther’s rebellion but defiance of all the Elders of the world back to Christ and the Apostles. Having this for a foundation, is it any wonder Protestantism should follow the example of its first Apostle and founder, Luther.

Bible alone Protestantism is not just rejection of the Catholic, Apostolic Church, it is a rebellion against the idea of Authority itself. Protestantism is a rolling cascade of rebellions against Authority and Authority figures, each new error builds on the foundation of an older error...

Yeah, Pagan Rome. Catholicism is Christianity that destroyed all the pagan religions of Europe and the British isles and in the New World. Protestants and Baptist’s never had to face the full force of the pagan world, this was all done by Catholics, Europe had been brought to Christ by...

Priests are under the Authority of their local Bishop, and Bishops are appointed or deposed by the Pope. In such a large institution, there is bound to be some disobedience somewhere. But the Pope has the full power to discipline anyone in the Church. A bishop is not free to privately...

Aah, the same authority issue that has plagued Protestantism from the very beginning. If the Bible is the sole authority, who are the plurality of Elders to expect you to submit to anything? Right? The only way to resolve the issue in that case, is to divide the church. Which is totally...

“Woe to the shepherds who destroy and scatter the sheep of My pasture!” says the LORD.” There is enormous Woe Protestantism, many rebelling and founding their own human institutions. Creating division is no small thing, great Woe is attached to it.

What was the dispute?

He is describing the problem of Bible alone Protestantism here perfectly, yet has not received the Grace to see that it was the original rebellion of Protestantism against the Church that is the cause of this chaos of these human founded institutions. These are human founded institutions...

Don’t confront them personally if you have a long running weakness and tendency to violence, or a person close to you has been harmed. Wrath is a very real thing, and when it feeds, it feeds hearty. Don’t assume you are strong enough, that’s a huge mistake. Be humble. Prudence prevents Satan...

This is why people should return to the Catholic Church, and huge numbers already are. Protestantism is a house divided against itself. It’s like America being run by each individual by constitution alone with a fixed legislative deposit, but no authoritive Supreme Court to interpret that...

When Catholics attend the Eucharist we do as Jesus said and we eat His Flesh and drink His Blood.

You know nothing. All of Scripture points to Jesus in the Eucharist. “ You search the scriptures thinking that in them you will have life, the scripture bears witness to me, yet you refuse come to me, that you might live “ “ He who eats me, will live because of me “ “ He who eats my flesh...

Jesus Sacrifice and the Eucharistic Sacrifice is the same Sacrifice. “Moses then took the blood, sprinkled it on the people and said, “This is the blood of the covenant that the Lord has made with you in accordance with all these words.” 9 Moses and Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, and the seventy...