Tag: Pope
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Reformation Day – the day that changed the future of the Church
502 years ago today, the history of the church, of Europe, and of the western world were forever changed in the town of Wittenberg Germany. Martin Luther wrote his 95 theses, a list of grievances against corrupt and unbiblical practices within the Catholic Church. The impact of this event continues to ripple throughout the Christian…
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President of US Conference of Catholic Bishops has office raided by investigators
The sexual abuse scandal is the never ending story. This week, authorities in Houston raided the offices of Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, who’s the archbishop of the Houston-Galveston Catholic Dioceses. Being the archbishop of the fourth largest city in America is pretty significant, but DiNardo is also the President of the United State Conference of Catholic…
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Pope Francis decrees that capital punishment is an “attack on the dignity of the person” – The Bible disagrees
Pope Francis is reversing the teachings of the Catholic Church in saying that capital punishment is inadmissible. One of the significant differences between Catholics and Protestants is the approach to scripture and tradition. Tradition is weighted more heavily in Catholic than Protestant theology. Tradition is significant to dogma and interpreting the Bible. However this reversal…
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Alfie Evans and the value of human life
Alfie Evans is a British baby who is fighting for his life with a rare medical condition. There is a hospital in Italy that will treat the child. Italy has arranged to transport the child from Britain. But British courts are disallowing this. Instead, they’re scaling back treatment on Alfie which will result in his…
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Courts continue to rule against British baby: Alfie Evans fights for life.
Alfie Evans is a 23 month old British baby who has a rare neurological condition. He is in a semi-vegetative state. Machines have been keeping the baby alive. Courts have ruled that the treatment must be discontinued, even though there is an Italian hospital which has offered to attempt treatments for him. Alfie has been…
Josh Benner 