THE GAINSAYERS: RC APOLOGISTS

James Drummey from Catholic Replies 2

"Presumption usually means that one expects to receive forgiveness from God and attain salvation without doing anything to deserve it."

Romans 5:8 But God commended his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us

Steve Ray, Crossing the Tiber

“God takes what has been corrupted or adulterated by sin and redeems it for himself. He can take pagan rituals and transform then through consecration to be used for his holy purpose."

Acts 19:19 concerns pagans that had been saved, Many of them also which used curious arts brought their books together, and burned them before all men

W. Robert Aufill, “A Protestant Purgatory”

(the souls in purgatory) “undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven."

1 John 1:7 the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin.

Hebrews 1:3 when he had by Himself purged our sin

Hebrews 1:3 (RC Confraternity translation) “Christ has effected man’s purgation from sin.”

PRIESTS RUMBLE AND CARTY

In Radio Replies (highly recommended by Catholic Answers, Priests Rumble and Carty say, (Volume III, paragraph 946), "good works are a contributing factor toward our salvation."

Titus 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost;

Ephesians 2:8-9 For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Isaiah 64:6 But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags;

KARL KEATING, Pillar of Fire. . . Truth

“The Catholic Church is today the most vigorous church in the world (and the largest, with a billion members,

Matthew 7:14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.

PATRICK MADRID, Pope Fiction

His account of Acts 15 follows the usual Catholic rhetoric. "He delivers apostolic teaching . . . and stilled the debates raging back and forth and caused the whole assembly to fall silent. . . . it was through Peter that the revelation (regarding the status of the Gentiles) was given to the Church at the council. In essence, Peter was saying to the Church: 'Here is what we have to do, brothers. The Lord delivered the answer to me.'"

Acts 15:19 then James stood up and said, "Therefore my sentence is . . ." The word sentence is from the Greek krino, which means to decide.

KEITH FOURNIER

Keith Fornier, who is Dean of Evangelization at the Catholic University of Steubenville, Ohio provides this report about his visit to EWTN. "Last year I spent a week at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in Birmingham, Alabama, home of Mother Angelica's Eternal Word Television Network. Early one morning, a voice over the loudspeaker announced, 'Mother asks everyone to leave the chapel immediately.' Outside, Mother Angelica explained that a possible gas leak had been discovered in the building. As Mother talked, she kept looking toward the chapel, finally inquiring, 'Where is Jesus? Where is Jesus?' Soon two sisters emerged from the chapel smiling, one carrying the Blessed Sacrament. 'We've got him, Mother,' she cried. Don't worry.'" (From Keith Fournier, New Evangelization 2000, Issue 8, page 7.

Acts 7:48,49 Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet, Heaven is my throne, and earth is my footstool: what house will ye build me? saith the Lord: or what is the place of my rest?

ROBERT IAN WILLIAMS, Welsh Apologist

The (Catholic) Church having both wheat and tares.

The field is the world (not the Church, as Williams said)

A glorious church, without spot or wrinkle

FRANK SHEED

His article (The Church of Christ; one and Catholic) calls for a church unity among men as intense as the unity within the Trinity; and claims that this unity has to be eternally visible.

2 Corinthians 4:18 While we look not on things that are seen, for the things that are seen are temporal, but the things that are not seen are eternal. .