Ecclesiology

Posts related to the Catholic Church: its structure, authority, and history, as well as its relationship to the world, other religions, and other forms of Christianity.

The Authority of the Church

Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 4 (2nd Interlude, looking at the authority of the Church)

Does Catholic Doctrine Contradict the Bible? (Pt 4) (Original Sin, the Perpescuity of Scripture, an "everyday Catholic's" willingness to evangelise, Tradition, and the Conclusion.)

The Make-up of the Church

What Is It? (Christopher's probing question...)

What It Truly Means to Be a Catholic (Gregory's wife Melissa answers Chris' question)

Do I Gotta Go? (A response to a friend's question about the necessity of regular church attendance)

Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 3 (First Interlude, looking at the notion of The Body of Christ and the Church as an Institution)

Christian History

The Gnostic Crisis, p.I

The Gnostic Crisis, p.II

The Gnostic Crisis, p.III

The History of the Rosary (Part 1) (The development of the Rosary from the Early Church to the Ministry of Saint Dominic)

The History of the Rosary (Part 2) (The development of the Rosary from the Ministry of Blessed Alan de la Roche until the Present)

A Light to the World

Evangelisation (What is Evangelisation, and how do we go about it as Catholics?)

Does Catholic Doctrine Contradict the Bible? (Pt 4) (Original Sin, the Perpescuity of Scripture, an "everyday Catholic's" willingness to evangelise, and Tradition, and the Conclusion.)

Notes on a Scandal (A response to the clerical sex abuse scandal.)


Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus

The Church and non-Christian religions

• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 5 (3rd Interlude, Does the Church teach Universalism?)
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 6 (4th Interlude, Does the Church teach Universalism? -Pt.2)
  
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 1 (A dialogue from a forum, between a Catholic, three Protestants, a soon-to-be Catholic, and a Mormon)
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 5 (My reply to the Mormon)

The Church and other Christian denominations

• It's all about You (Salvation in Christ alone, and Intimate Friendship with Him)
  
• On Faith, Works, and Weather Reports (An analogous look at Sola Fide)
  
• Theological debates and anti-Catholicism
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 1
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 2
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 3
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 4
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 5
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 6
  
• Was (or is) the Reformation Necessary? An examination of Protestantism’s doctrinal Pillars: Sola Scriptura and Sola Fide -- 7
  
• Conclusion...?
  
• Quid Est Veritas? (or, Maybe If I Say It Enough Times, It'll Become True--a response to Jacob Allee's article, "It's time for protestants to remember why they are protestants")
  
• A Response To Jacob Allee's "It's Time For Protestants To Remember Why They Are Protestants" By A Concerned Protestant, P. I
  
• A Response To Jacob Allee's "It's Time For Protestants To Remember Why They Are Protestants" By A Concerned Protestant, P. II
  
  
• Response to CatholicQuest.info--Introduction
  
• Response to CQ--Eternal Burning Torment
  
• Response to CQ--Life After Death
  
• Response to CQ--The End-Time Judgement
  
• Response to CQ--The Lord's Day
  
• Response to CQ--Christ, Our Full Salvation
  
• Response to CQ--The New Birth Experience
  
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 1 (A dialogue from a forum, between a Catholic, three Protestants, a soon-to-be Catholic, and a Mormon)
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 2 (First reply to "Peter")
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 3 (Second reply to "Peter")
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 4 (Reply to "Ryesin")
  
• Dialogue on Salvation and Justification, Part 6 (Back to Peter, for a third reply)
  
  
• Does Catholic Doctrine Contradict the Bible? (Pt 1) (Calling priests "father"; Rosary as vain repitition?; Blessed Virgin Mary)
  
• Does Catholic Doctrine Contradict the Bible? (Pt 2) (The Eucharist, The Saints, The Priesthood, Priestly Celibacy, and Peter's Married Life)
  
• Does Catholic Doctrine Contradict the Bible? (Pt 3) (Latin Mass, the Christian Calendar, Iconography and Statuary, and the form of Baptism.)
  
• Does Catholic Doctrine Contradict the Bible? (Pt 4) (Original Sin, the Perpescuity of Scripture, an "everyday Catholic's" willingness to evangelise, and Tradition, and the Conclusion.)
  
  
• Catholicism: Letters to Daniel (Part 1)
  
• Catholicism: Letters to Daniel (Part 2)
  
• Catholicism: Letters to Daniel (Part 3)
  
• Catholicism: Letters to Daniel (Part 4)
  
• Catholicism: Letters to Daniel (Postscript: the sad conclusion)
  
  
• October 31st, 2007 (Christopher getting his Protestant digs in on Reformation Day)