Blue Collar Apologetics Session 6

Handout Material
The glory of God is man fully alive (St. Irenaeus, Lyons).
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Introduction to its the principle of the thing and a
discussion of purgatory in the Catholic understanding
1. There are some very important articles of our faith that the
Bible does not expressly speak of by name
2. The word Trinity and the concept of one God in three persons
is never named explicitly in the Bible but the principle of the
Trinity has been revealed to the Church over time. Eventually
the Church was able to connect together several scriptures
revealing the truth of the Trinity and explain the great
mystery of our Triune God
3. Purgatory is another part of our faith that should be
understood in this way, the word cannot be found in the
Bible, but connecting scripture from the Bible reveals the
principle
It is so important to realize the Catholic Church has the
answers to all the Bible based questions we might be
confronted with. When we begin to doubt this reality, that
doubt can weaken our faith in the Churchs authority and
draw us away from our Catholic faith, by thinking the
Church doesnt have the answers.
The problem is we are the ones that dont know the
answers, but thankfully we are beginning to see that
change. Sadlytoo many Catholics have already suffered
that fate.
What about the infallibility of the Catholic Church and the Pope?
This subject is once again best addressed with its the principle
of the thing, since the word infallibility is not found in the Bible.

It is very important to realize that most Protestants do not believe

any man or human organization is infallible...that all men are
fallible. That belief is then open to the question if they believe
they too are fallible. Many Protestants believe that all men are
fallible in theory, but dont accept that so-called universal truth
personally, or for their pastor or denomination. Contradiction? You
bet.
The net result of that belief is that the best a Protestant can
provide in their teaching of the Bible, is that all of us are fallible
including the Catholics. They will eventually have to admit that
they too, and/or their pastor, could in fact be teaching in error,
since we are all fallible human beings.
As Catholics we can boldly say that yes we personally may be
fallible, but the teachings of the Catholic Church and the Pope are
in reality infallible in matters of faith and morals proven by the
following principles found in the Holy Scripture and included in the
catechism of the Church. And then state those principles from the
Bible and the catechism of the Church. Most Protestants are not
aware that they believe in a serious contradiction.
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Baptism