Debate: The Marian Doctrines, Gerry Matatics, Long Island, New York, 5/23/1996

I’ve been going through Catholic apologist Gary Michuta’s new book, Why Catholic bibles Are Bigger (Michigan: The Grotto Press, 2007). The first bit of evidence the book covers is the usage and citations of the apocryphal Book of Sirach (also known as Ecclesiasticus) and its impact on the canonical status of the apocryphal books. Sirach dates from 200-150 B.C. Protestants

Jonathan Prejean has offered some comments on the first sections of my interaction with Dave Armstrong. Since they are brief, I will be brief in response. As he quotes me extensively, I will put my original words in blue, his replies in red, my replies are in purple. Intro Now, of course, DA will respond with text files (liberally salted

   This is the Papal Bull, Decet Romanum, by which Martin Luther was formally excommunicated by the Roman See. The earlier Papal Bull, Exsurge Domine, had been burned by Luther December 10, 1520. Given the paucity of cell phones in that day, it took a while for word to get to Rome of Luther’s response. Hence, on this day, January 3,

When I, my mom, brother, Escobedo family, and Jason Naut, drove to California early Friday morning the reason for my excitement was because the next day we would hopefully be in Knott’s Berry Farm.  That night we would be attending a debate between my father and Mr. Staples.  I was looking forward to it, of course, but I was more

   I have once again made it across the border, and look forward greatly to meeting the saints here in Toronto. My flights were in the main uneventful, but now I am rushing to make some major changes to my presentations in light of some studying I was doing on the way up here. I am thankful for the technology to

The Gobbler (a not-so-famous theological super-hero) sent me this quote from a sermon by Greg Bahnsen. No date was included, but it may have been post-ECT and had relevance to (seemingly) Gerry Matatics. In a sermon titled The Road to Rome, Was the Reformation Right?, the late Dr. Bahnsen said, “No, I cannot embrace a Roman bishop and say we

As we were working to set up the next debate on Long Island we had contacted Tim Staples about joining the long list of Catholic apologists who have, over the past ten years, engaged in The Great Debate series. We were informed that he was joining the staff of Catholic Answers, and that they wanted him to take a year

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