The earliest Protestant Reformers all subscribed to some form of perspicuity. Martin Luther, for example, declared, “The meaning of Scripture is, in and of itself, so certain, accessible and clear ...

I recently watched a debate that took place between a Catholic and an Orthodox on the topic of purgatory. I observed the Orthodox caricaturize the Catholic view of purgatory, only to later describe ...

Lately, we’ve had many occasions to think about the sin of scandal. Whether certain high-profile Catholics and members of the hierarchy have truly been guilty of scandal or whether the media have just ...

Jesus answered, “I say to you, not seven times but seventy-seven times.

Mickey Mattox notes some important details that influence our understanding of Luther’s context of Wittenberg, Germany. Mattox says that that city constantly contested religious authority even before ...

A lot of people have misconceptions about the Catholic Church. Catholic Answers is a media ministry that answers questions about what the Church really teaches. We are the largest organization of our ...

Hours, CANONICAL—I. IDEA.—By canonical hour is understood all the fixed portion of the Divine Office which the Church appoints to be recited at the different hours. The term was borrowed from the ...

The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God’s grace ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

If you’ve been an American Catholic, or even just followed Catholic news, for the last several decades, you might have the impression that Catholic priests in America have gotten a lot more orthodox, ...

Catholic Answers is pleased to provide this unabridged entry from the original Catholic Encyclopedia, published between 1907 and 1912. It is a valuable resource for subjects related to theology, ...

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