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Blessed more than blessed among women
Based on the Catechism of the Catholic Church alone, it appears the distinction between Jesus and the Catholic version of Mary is gender...
Bible Brian
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Believing God is not idolatry
One of the strangest features of Catholicism is its functional worship of Mary. No official Catholic source (at least that I know of)...
Bible Brian
6 min read


"You cannot bear them now" does not mean "the Catholic Church will tell you later"
In an effort to combat the principle of Sola Scriptura that is both explicitly (Deuteronomy 4:2; Proverbs 30:5-6; Amos 3:7; 1 Corinthians...
Bible Brian
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Erroneous private interpretation of 2 Peter 1:20
According to Catholics, 2 Peter 1:20 is one of many proofs that Christians shouldn't be doing independent Bible study, as we need the...
Bible Brian
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To be deep in history is to cease to be Catholic
In the 19th century, Cardinal John Henry Newman wrote that " To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant ". To this day, Catholics...
Bible Brian
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Regarding "this is a hard saying".
One of the few Biblical arguments Catholics make for their interpretation of the Eucharist is that after Jesus told the disciples that...
Bible Brian
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Some Biblical thoughts on Eucharistic miracles
According to Catholic doctrine, when the bread and wine consumed during the Eucharist are consecrated by a priest, they literally become...
Bible Brian
4 min read


"Protestant" victory on the John 6 battleground
You don't need to read too much of the New Testament to know that Jesus was quite adept at using strong, harsh language to describe...
Bible Brian
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No one is advocating PERSONAL interpretation
One canard I'm fed up of hearing from Catholics is that "Protestants" believe everyone should not only be able to study Scripture for...
Bible Brian
4 min read


Ex-"Protestants" prove as much as ex-Catholics
As I opened my phone one morning, I was both amazed and saddened to find my Catholic friend had shared yet another illogical meme in...
Bible Brian
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The myth of 1500 years of tradition before Luther
The common narrative set before Catholics is that theirs is the one true Church, as founded by Christ upon Peter (Matthew 16:18), and...
Bible Brian
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Judaism > Catholicism
The Catholic Church has a nasty habit of both overestimating and overstating its own importance. Nowhere is this seen more clearly than...
Bible Brian
5 min read


Does the Pope hold the Key of David?
It is an official Catholic dogma that when Jesus said, in Matthew 16:18, "you are Peter, and on this rock I build my Church", Jesus was...
Bible Brian
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No, "Protestants" don't believe the Gospel disappeared between 100 A.D. and 1500 A.D.
A common misunderstanding among Catholics is that "Protestants" (a term which I find highly misleading, but I'll use it for sake of...
Bible Brian
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Dear Catholic apologists: Stop misusing 2 Peter 1:20!
Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone) is an indisputable doctrine in Christianity. If a Christian has no access to a Church, but access to a...
Bible Brian
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If John 6 proves a literal Eucharist, why can Catholics still perish?
One of the most misquoted passages among Catholics is John 6. Where they stop and start varies depending on the Catholic you're dealing...
Bible Brian
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3 inconvenient Bible verses for Catholic apologists
In an attempt to defend their Church against the scriptures, the Catholic Church claims theirs is the one and only body with the...
Bible Brian
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2 Peter 1:20 does not command submission to Catholic interpretation
In 2 Peter 1:20, Peter tells the reader that "... no prophecy of Scripture is of any private interpretation ". This verse is commonly...
Bible Brian
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2 Thessalonians 2:15 does not support Catholic traditions
My brethren, I'm afraid I have a very sad announcement. The Apostles, who lived nearly 2,000 years ago, are dead. I know, it's going to...
Bible Brian
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Non-Catholics believe God dropped a Bible?
In a debate I once had with a Catholic, I received this meme. "Non-Catholics believe that after the last Apostle died, God dropped the...
Bible Brian
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