Any more debates Catholicism vs. Protestantism?

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I recently watched one on youtube called ‘Christianity vs Catholicism’ (note the obvious anti-catholicism of the poster) between Fr. Mitch Pacwa from EWTN? And Dr. Walter Martin, I think his name was. It was quite an anti-catholic show, with the host of the debate practically attacking Fr. Mitch later on, making it 2v1. Nethertheless, Fr. Mitch won the debate, in my opinion. The Protestants on there seemed to not have a stable and consistant argument.

Any others that you guys could share? They are really fun and interesting to watch.

God Bless,
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I’ve run into few debates I liked because the other side is always SO uncharitable. They always claim confession makes us lax but in reality the lack of consciousness of sin makes them lax it seems.

Anyway, I’m posting to say: Please do post any debates you know of other readers! I’m curious to see some good ones as well.
 
The fundamental problem Protestantism has to deal with is its inability to follow the plea of Jesus himself in John 17:21, which says:

“that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me.”

With the thousands of sects, how in any sense can Protestantism claim to be one?
 
We believe in God. God is perfect and does not lie.
We believe that Jesus Christ is the Living Son of God. Christ is perfect and does not lie.
We can misunderstand Christ; we can reject parts of what Christ taught and did.
But our limitations do not make Christ wrong and does not justify setting up our own Church.

So what did Christ say and do? Do we understand it enough to accept HIS Church? Paraphrasing:
  • I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one can come to the Father except through Me.
  • Thou art Peter and upon THIS rock, I will build MY Church.
  • Whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in Heaven. Whatever you bind on earth will be bound in Heaven.
  • Holy Euchraist - This IS My Body. This IS My Blood. Do THIS in rememberance of Me.
{{The power to change bread and wine was given to HIS apostles who have handed it down. This power cannot be assumed by others. In fact many who believe in Christ do not believe that bread and wine can be changed into the Body and Blood of Christ. But that is what Christ did and Christ, being God, does not lie.}}
  • Receive the Holy Spirit, Who’s sins you shall forgive are forgiven. Who’s sins you shall retain are retained.
{{Christ gave His Apostles the power to forgive sins on His first visit to them after He rose form the Dead.
  • I will send you the Holy Spirit and He will remind you of all I have taught.
Many disagreed with Christ when He was on earth. Some even killed Christ. ( Well at least tried, but Christ rose from the Dead.) Many disagreed with His Apostles then and to this day. Some even killed them. Even to this time.

Some in the Church were confused and looked to Peter to make the call. Even St Paul looked to Peter as the head of the Church Christ established.

Is the Church established by Christ perfect? No. It is made of imperfect human beings. BUT and it is a important but, on the matter of Faith and Morals, when the Pope speaks with that special authority Christ gave Peter, the Pope’s pronouncements ARE what Christ wants for us.

**We may misunderstand; we may not want to accept and comply. We may protest and become a Protestant. But, that would be our weakness and our sin. Our imperfections do not make Christ or His Church wrong, and do not justify setting up our own church. **
 
I would love to find out about a debate scheduled in the nation’s capital area…
 
PiousTemplar said:
I recently watched one on youtube called ‘Christianity vs Catholicism’ (note the obvious anti-catholicism of the poster) between Fr. Mitch Pacwa from EWTN? And Dr. Walter Martin, I think his name was. It was quite an anti-catholic show, with the host of the debate practically attacking Fr. Mitch later on, making it 2v1. Nethertheless, Fr. Mitch won the debate, in my opinion. The Protestants on there seemed to not have a stable and consistant argument.

Any others that you guys could share? They are really fun and interesting to watch.

God Bless,
PiousTemplar
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On you tube…there are numerous…type in Karl Keating on you tube…and you will see his debate vs Peter Ruckman and another vs Pastor Veneracion from the Iglesia ni Kristo in San Diego.

There are also protestant vs protestant debates.
 
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