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Why the Pope has to be Infallible, Part 2

In my last post,  I tried to show that there were two basic positions about who is the final arbiter of the interpretation of Scripture, ...

Blessed the Barron

The long-awaited book Catholicism: A Journey to the Heart of the Faith is out and buyable! When Father Barron is talking, I can’t stop listening. ...

Why the Pope has to be Infallible, Part 1

In response to my post from last Sunday’s readings, Emil Anton has made some interesting interventions in the comments raising issues about papal infallibility.  So ...

Journey Through Scripture Success

When the annual Applied Biblical Studies Conference, held on the campus of Franciscan University of Steubenville, wrapped up on July 29, 2011, the staff of ...

Are War and Schism always Sins Against Charity?

What would happen if, through some bending of the space-time continuum, it were possible to bring together at a conference table contemporary literary critics, theologians, ...

Pope recommends Bible for vacation reading

Pope Benedict XVI has urged Catholics to read the Bible while on vacation, particularly the lesser known books of sacred scripture. “This seems to be ...

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