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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Peter as the Rock? | 1/10/2010 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: Is it your understanding that Peter was named the *head of the church* by Christ, and all those in ... A: Barlehim, I hope you don't mind but your questions was placed in the "Question Pool" (an option for ... | ||
| Critics of Catholocism | 11/15/2009 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: To what Church or denomination do you belong Mr Madden? Thanks Clinton A: Clinton, I am a Born-again Christian Believer and follower of my Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I ... | ||
| The Zeitgeist Movement | 11/8/2009 | Joseph Amormino |
| Q: I'm a catholic person and I'm really interested in relate every action and decision with God. ... A: That is a very good question. I agree with the movement when they say that the world is in a very ... | ||
| Catholic and Mary | 9/16/2009 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I am Kitalika from Tanzania.My question is; Did Mary the mother of Jesus Christ died? how can you ... A: Kitalika, Thanks you for the opportunity to help. The simple answer is yes, Mary died just as every ... | ||
| Marriage | 7/22/2009 | David |
| Q: Would you kindly list the biblical references that require that catholics be married in the Church ... A: Catholics take scripture as the foundation for our beliefs but the written tradition and the oral ... | ||
| Early Chruch | 7/17/2009 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: I was reading your profile and you said that an early Church that pre exists Catholicism still ... A: Jacob, Romans 16:16 gives the name. We were in existence in Bible times, and continued throuout ... | ||
| Catholics | 6/11/2009 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: Why do some people(Cooper P. Abram) call catholic cults because they have more books in the bible, ... A: John, It would be improper for me to attempt to answer why some people (in particular another ... | ||
| Addendum to last | 5/9/2009 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: Sorry, I left this out of your last reply: “Three days and three nights” is just a poetic but ... A: *And Christ is Lord of the Sabbath or 7th day. All Apostles kept this day holy. It wasn't until ... | ||
| Apostolic Succession | 5/7/2009 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: Why does the RC Church insist that they are the 'true' mother church simply due to Apostolic ... A: *You are even more wordy than I am. It makes it quite difficult to stay on topic and arrange my ... | ||
| Apostolic Succession | 5/6/2009 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: Why does the RC Church insist that they are the 'true' mother church simply due to Apostolic ... A: *Sorry if I angered you, it was never my intend. Just get frustrated when intelligent people hold ... | ||
| Apostolic Succession | 5/4/2009 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: Why does the RC Church insist that they are the 'true' mother church simply due to Apostolic ... A: This is a very good question, and the crux of the Christian faith and how one responds to the call ... | ||
| Relations with the Nazis | 4/22/2009 | David |
| Q: Did the Catholic Church have any role in assisting the Nazi regime? If so, why would it be motivated ... A: Well one source are newspaper archives from the 1940's. There is also a series of books on the ... | ||
| Horus/Christ | 4/21/2009 | David |
| Q: Following on the thread of a question dealing with Egyptian religion vs Christianity ... is there an ... A: I am not sure I understand your question. There were many prophecies in the old Testament dealing ... | ||
| Relations with the Nazis | 4/19/2009 | David |
| Q: Did the Catholic Church have any role in assisting the Nazi regime? If so, why would it be motivated ... A: The Church went out of its way to protect Jews from Nazi Manhunts. Pope Pius XII and the Church ... | ||
| what church predates Catholicism? | 4/6/2009 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: In your profile and in many of your answers you speak of a Church that predates Catholicism. What ... A: Seth, the church of Cephas (Peter) that is catholicism has no recorded beginning before 1st ... | ||
| St Pius X group | 3/13/2009 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: My sister just rec'd a disturbing call from her daughter who with her husband and children belong to ... A: The Society of St. Pius X (SSPX) is an odd movement, having gone schismatic over primarily ... | ||
| Virgin Mary and Saints | 1/25/2009 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: I am Catholic and often my non Catholic friends ask me why Catholic pray to the Virgin Mary and ... A: Malia, Thanks for the questions. I wrote this bit for an RCIA class I teach: What is the ... | ||
| Popes | 12/17/2008 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: Why were the first Popes Greek? Why is St. Peter considered the "Pope" of Rome when St. Paul ... A: Michael, Thanks for your question. I don't know that the first popes were Greek. Peter, Linus, ... | ||
| Christ and Horus | 11/23/2008 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: "I only recently became aware of the similarities between the historical Jesus and the Egyptian God ... A: Bill, I did understand the situation. The similarities are the same with Ba'al. Each nationality had ... | ||
| Christ and Horus | 11/22/2008 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: "I only recently became aware of the similarities between the historical Jesus and the Egyptian God ... A: Bill, I understand your quandary. Personally, I realized something like this a few years past, and I ... | ||
| Lord's Day | 11/14/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I came across your website in Madden Ministry. I check it out that your congregation worship is ... A: Rodel, Thank you for your question and for the opportunity to help. It is often claimed that "God ... | ||
| gay rights | 11/13/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: Im 18, being raised Catholic, and have always had incredible disagreements with homosexuality, but ... A: James, Thank you for the opportunity to help. I hope you don't mind, but I would like to quote for ... | ||
| how does satan work against God? | 10/27/2008 | J.M.J. West |
| Q: if satan is not flesh, then how can he hurt people? God has given us free will correct? to think ... A: Connor, I'll say it here (though I said it in an edit of your question on baptism): thank you for ... | ||
| Radha Rani & Virgin Mary | 9/28/2008 | Joseph Amormino |
| Q: A Vaishnava friend tells me that when I pray to the Virgin Mary I am actually praying to Radha Rani. ... A: In my almost 30 years as a Catholic including four and one half years as a practicing Catholic ... | ||
| sex before marige | 8/26/2008 | Rick Jackson |
| Q: g'day rick i was having a debate with my brother about cannon law and about where in bible the ... A: Here you go: I Corinthians 6:9-11, "Know you not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the Kingdom ... | ||
| transsubstantiation | 8/14/2008 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: Any explanatory comments about transsubstantiation would be appreciated. WIKI Encyclopedia contains ... A: Don, you caught me on a weekend, when I have both church and college. I am sorry it has taken extra ... | ||
| Antichrist | 7/30/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I am aware of the multiple meanings of "Antichrist" and the numerous people who "should be given the ... A: Carter, Thank you for your question. I will do my best to help. The Bible teaches us that the ... | ||
| Christianity and Homosexuality | 6/27/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I have a quick question. While reflecting on the christian religion, I began to think of it's many ... A: Theo, Hope you don't mind, but another volunteer on the "Critics of Catholicism" placed your ... | ||
| Bible study and what it revealed... | 5/7/2008 | Rick Jackson |
| Q: I consider myself to be on a long spiritual journey. I feel an incredible driving force within me to ... A: I don't see a contradiction here. Admitedly, though, it's not simple. Even Satan "believes". And ... | ||
| Jesus and the Catholic Church | 5/7/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I am on a very spiritual journey right now, and I feel as though the spirit of God within me is ... A: Emily, Thank you for answering ythese questions. This does help me in responding to you. First, I ... | ||
| Jesus and the Catholic Church | 5/5/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I am on a very spiritual journey right now, and I feel as though the spirit of God within me is ... A: Emily, Christians greetings and thank you for your questions. I will do my best to help. First, I ... | ||
| Bible study and what it revealed... | 5/5/2008 | Rick Jackson |
| Q: I consider myself to be on a long spiritual journey. I feel an incredible driving force within me to ... A: Yes, Christians must accept that much of the bible is simply the author's explanation/description as ... | ||
| Seven more books in the catholic bible? | 4/25/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I have recently started digging deeper into Catholicism, as the town I live in is predominately ... A: Isaac, I am sorry to get back with you so late. Busy time for me around here. Would you do me a ... | ||
| Seven more books in the catholic bible? | 4/24/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I have recently started digging deeper into Catholicism, as the town I live in is predominately ... A: Isaac, Praise God for your desire and zeal to share the Truth of God's Word with your friends. Let ... | ||
| Wanted to share this | 4/20/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I dont know if you remember, but quite a while you and I used to have deep discussions, me being the ... A: John, Praise the Lord Jesus Christ! I was thrilled to read about your spiritual journey, and ... | ||
| Why pray to Mary? | 3/18/2008 | Rick Jackson |
| Q: I was just wondering how praying to Mary ever came about? Jesus taught us to pray to our heavenly ... A: "Praying to" Mary or any others in heaven is not the same thing as praying to God. Prayer is ... | ||
| Salvation and the churches | 3/13/2008 | Elder Greg Madden |
| Q: I was raised Protestant(Lutheran),but converted to Catholicism about 20 years ago. I am in my 50's. ... A: Troubled in Kansas greetings in the wonderful Name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. I do so ... | ||
| Catholic vs Pentecostal beliefs | 3/2/2008 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: I am looking for a few easy-to-read points to illustrate the differences between the original ... A: Gloria, thank you for coming to me for an answer to this question. Though the church was born on the ... | ||
| Converting to Catholicism | 3/1/2008 | Rick Jackson |
| Q: I have been attending a nondenominational church for several years, "accepted Christ" and been "born ... A: So much of what you have spoken about is why I myself now profess the Catholic Christian faith. I ... | ||
| Hell | 2/20/2008 | Marvin Howard |
| Q: I am almost positive that the Catholic Church has never actually named a person to Hell. Could you ... A: Marie, I have looked at this question every day since you posted it. I have been trying to ... | ||
Critics of Catholicism
Answers by Expert:
J.M.J. West
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Expertise
I can give answers based upon historical, scriptural and logical evidence IN FAVOR OF the Catholic Church.
Experience
I am a convert (revert) to the faith, and act as the Director of Catechesis and Evangelization at a prominent Catholic college in the MidWest.
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Knights of Columbus
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BA, Philosophy
BA, History
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