roman-catholicism – Studies in the Bible

Roman Catholicism: Unity

Rounding out this series on Roman Catholicism (at least for the time-being) I would like to consider Rome’s claim to unity. A frequent apologetic argument used by Roman Catholics centers around the idea that the Roman Catholic Church represents unity and stability, while Protestantism represents division and instability. “After all,” the argument goes, “there isContinue reading “Roman Catholicism: Unity”

Roman Catholicism: Apostolic Succession and History

I would like to turn our attention for a little while to Roman Catholicism: first up, the claim of authority based on apostolic succession. A central claim of the Roman Catholic Church (RCC) is that the bishop of Rome (i.e., the pope) is the earthly, authoritative head of Christianity due to an unbroken line ofContinue reading “Roman Catholicism: Apostolic Succession and History”