This the tenth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. Apparition of Mary Back in part 1 of the series, we noted that John C. Wright took two full years to decide which denomination he should join. At that time, I had …
This the ninth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. The Problem We now delve into the question of the Roman Catholic Eucharist. Wright explains: The sixth point I encountered was the question of the Host. I had noticed that various non-Catholic denominations …
This the eighth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. This is a quick part, a teaser for what is to come (as the most difficult and time-consuming part of the series has been entered). John C. Wright asks: [On historicity] …
This the seventh in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. While I work on the larger posts in this series (on Communion/Eucharist, church history, divisions, historicity, sacraments, etc.), I’m going to take another break and focus on smaller comments from Wright’s apologia. …
This the sixth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. We now examine the contentious topic of infallibility. Infallibility I have so often heard denunciations of the often-misunderstood doctrine of Papal Infallibility, that I have no patience for those who both utter …
This the fifth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we pause from the previous topic to discuss some Christian teachings. Here we find more commonality and unity than in the previous (and future) disagreements. We will discuss …
This is the fourth in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we continue the discussion on the biblical canon and argue that history and the Roman Catholic’s actions undermined its own authority to determine canon and that the …
This is the third in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this, we pause our review to muse on the nature of authority. The Parable of the Servants Wright tells of The Parable of the Messengers to show how we must …
This is the second in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. In this part, we compare the Roman Catholic and Anabaptist canons. The idea that a canon need not be fixed is introduced. Anabaptist views are explained and contrasted with the …
This is the first in a series reviewing John C. Wright’s A Universal Apologia for the Catholic Church. See the index. When John C. Wright became a Christian in dramatic fashion, he spent two years trying to figure out what denomination he should join. He shocked many by becoming Roman Catholic. …