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Broader examinations of Catholic theology, tradition, and doctrinal claims in light of Scripture.

ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE FATHERS ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Members Public

The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give new material, too; the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE FATHERS ON MARY BEING FULL OF GRACE Members Public

The Greek Fathers Here are a number of ancient experts and what they say it means; each of them is a Greek-speaker from a culture basically identical to that of St. Luke; there are a couple repeats from the previous thread, but from them I give new material, too; the

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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Mary’s Purity and Sinlessness in the Church Fathers Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. AD 100-700: Beginning to the end of the Patristic era The Protoevangelium of James And Anna made a song to the Lord God, saying: I will sing a song to the Lord my God, for He has looked upon me, and has taken away the reproach

Sam Shamoun
Sam Shamoun
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THE REFORMERS ON MARY’S PERPETUAL VIRGINITY Members Public

Courtesy of William Albrecht. MARTIN LUTHER Christ, our Savior, was the real and natural fruit of Mary’s virginal womb . . . This was without the cooperation of a man, and she remained a virgin after that. (Luther’s Works, editors. Jaroslav Pelikan [vols. 1-30] & Helmut T. Lehmann St. Louis: Concordia

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Sam Shamoun
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What the Early Church Believed: The Perpetual Virginity of Mary Members Public

The following tract was uploaded from Catholic Answers International: https://www.catholic.com/tract/mary-ever-virgin. Most Protestants claim that Mary bore children other than Jesus. To support their claim, these Protestants refer to the biblical passages which mention the “brethren of the Lord.” As explained in the Catholic Answers tract

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Sam Shamoun
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NOTES FOR THE DISCUSSION ON THE MARIAN DOCTRINES Members Public

In this post I respond to some of the typical objections raised against specific Marian doctrines such as Mary’s perpetual virginity, immaculate conception of sinlessness, and mediation. Unless noted otherwise, scriptural citations will be from the New American Standard Bible (NASB).    BROTHERS/SISTERS AS A SYNONYM FOR RELATIVES Here

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Sam Shamoun
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Church Fathers on Sola Fide by Matt1618 Part 1 Members Public

I uploaded this from the following link: https://www.catholicfidelity.com/church-fathers-on-sola-fide-by-matt1618-part-1/. DID ANY CHURCH FATHERS TEACH SOLA FIDE? RESPONSE TO A CHALLENGE By: Matt1618 I stated in an email to a Protestant that nobody believed in Sola Fide, or Salvation by Faith Alone for 15 centuries. He responded by

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