There is one more argument that is sometimes made about the Catholic Church being responsible for the Holocaust. Although the Vatican never called for and even opposed extermination, doesn’t the participation of individual Catholics make the Church at least partly responsible.
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Did the Church Make the Holocaust Possible as Kertzer Says?
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This post is a follow up to the last post where I dealt with the attempted slight of hand of David Kertzer to say that anti-Judaism and anti-Semitism are essentially the same thing. One popular charge leveled against the Church is that while it isn’t directly responsible for the holocaust, it played a role by it’s previous actions by spreading hatred and implementing the policies of segregation and other milder forms of persecution in past centuries.
What the Liberals Say About Pauline Authorship
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For those of my readers not familiar with apologetics, I will explain the situation regarding supposed Pseudo-Pauline authorship. In the NT, we have 13 epistles with St. Paul’s name on them. I’m going to be dividing them into three categories.
Pauline and Supposed Pseudo-Pauline Authorship
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More intelligent enemies of the Christian Faith really cling on to the theory that St. Paul didn’t write half of the books described to him. Muslims really like this theory, not because they actually care what St. Paul wrote as most Muslims don’t much like St. Paul, but to discredit the New Testament. Why should we trust a document containing multiple forgeries? It’s a valid point. If I believed that the NT was full of forgeries, I wouldn’t trust it for theological purposes; historical purposes maybe but certainly not theological. I simply believe that the NT doesn’t contain forgeries.
Off to the Land of Euromaidan
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I really wanted to talk about the Pope’s change to the CCC but unfortunately the timing was a bit off. I leave for vacation tomorrow. I’m off to the land where it seems Stepan Bandera has been resurrected as a national hero. Yes, I’m off to the Ukraine; the land of my maternal ancestry and Euromaidan.
What’s Wrong With Jewish History? Well….
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtMN3JeR8DM
I’ve started to notice something about Jewish history and I find it quite appalling. I find this in Jewish books, articles and other writings. We can all agree that the holocaust was an extremely tragic event in human history. Jews certainly know this more than anyone. Sadly, it has deeply affected the way that Jews think and do history.
Robert Spencer vs. E. Michael Jones
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvmGvMZ9ZaU
I had heard a month or two ago that Robert Spencer had left the Catholic Church. Some Google searching had suggested that he had joined the Orthodox Church which is apparently the Church he was baptized into as a child. It’s disappointing to see people leave my faith but Robert Spencer had never criticized Islam from a Catholic perspective and the above video certainly shows that.
The Western Convert to Islam and the Muhammad Problem
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhT7SaIE_DQ&t=1s
Westerners are not typically attracted to Islam but there are exceptions. A small group inside of those who are attracted to Islam become converts. What attracts them to this foreign religion? They probably think that the Trinity is esoteric and Tawheed makes more sense. They probably don’t like the Christian doctrine of atonement. They probably like the fact that the Quran has never been changed. The latter statement is utterly false according to Islamic sources. Anyways, these are some of the reasons that they convert.
The Crusade Against Erdogan
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Last weekend was the Turkish festival in my city. It was downtown and not too far from where I lived so I decided to go. I remember how on Canada day I engaged the Muslims at the dawah booth at the festival downtown. I expected to find a Muslim booth but I didn’t know what to expect in terms of dawah.
Thoughts on the Interesting Discussion Between Matt Fradd and Brian Holdsworth
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I really liked the above discussion between YouTuber Brian Holdsworth and apologist Matt Fradd. It was a discussion that took place at the Family Life Conference in Lac St. Anne, Alberta, Canada, which is an hour northwest of Edmonton, which is my hometown. Holdsworth actually mentioned that the conference was in Edmonton. While technically not true, he’s obviously saying this since few outside of Northern Alberta have heard of Lac St. Anne.