Saturday, June 13, 2020

Church Fathers On Matthew 16:18 And Peter The Rock

"How did the early Fathers view Matthew 16? Did they view it as an establishment of Peter as infallible pope, with authority over all of the church, with a line of successors coming from him?"

My dear brother in Christ Jesse from the blog Rational Christian Discernment posted his response to this question back in December 2017. 

Its relevance never diminishes since the Roman Church continues to proclaim this passage as basis for Peter being the first pope.


Wednesday, June 10, 2020

God's Word in Crisis

"All around us, voices are calling for us to take sides, to declare our loyalties. Some want to interpret the call for justice as choosing sides in a conflict that pits neighbor against neighbor but offers nothing but destruction. Where can we turn instead? What does God’s word have to say to those of us who trust in his promises and in his son?"

Read the full post here.

On Pope Francis' most recent encyclical: "All Brothers"

"The vision proposed by “All Brothers” is the way in which Rome sees globalization with the eye of a Jesuit and South American pope....