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History is misused ...
Protestant naysayers of Catholicism use Church History ...
- to "prove" that the Catholic Church is not the church established by Jesus, and
- to "prove" that the Protestant Reformation restored true Christianity
In doing so, they commonly ...
- misstate the historical facts (what happened)
- misinterpret the historical facts (why it happened)
- ignore the culture of the day (what it means)
- ignore who did what by blaming the church for everything (who did it)
- emphasize the bad and de-emphasize the good (selectivity)
I address a few examples of historical events which Protestant naysayers of Catholicism consider to be the worst.
For other related articles see In Defense of Catholicism.
I favor quotes from non-Christian and non-Catholic historians.
Featured article: Apostolic Reformation of the Church
Related article: Catholic Controversies
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The articles ...
| Historical Defense of Catholicism |
Using quotations from three secular history textbooks I highlight important points that I never knew as a Protestant.
Protestant naysayers of Catholicism assume that at some point in church history before the Protestant Reformation, the Catholic Church became apostate.
In this article I provide a sociological and historical perspective of the development of the church to demonstrate why she became the way she was at various stages of her history. Certainly the Roman Church has been in need of reform at various points in history, but she has also been progressing according to God's plan and purpose. She has been fulfilling her mission on this earth and continues to do so. |
| Galileo |
The Galileo incident is often used to "prove" ...
- the Catholic Church is anti-science
- it is not the true church which Jesus founded
Quotes from the documents of the Inquisition demonstrate that the Catholic Church had become very corrupt. |
| Catholic Abuses |
Anti-Semitism, Banning Books, Slavery and Imperialism, Torture. |
 Why I Became Catholic |
The New Testament Church
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