Catholicism is the original faith of the Apostles and early Christians, and a faith very much maligned by various anti-Catholic and fundamentalist groups.
This is a list of essays relevant to the Adventist (and Protestant) view of Catholicism and its teachings.
The Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Catechism of the Catholic Church – USCCB website
The Catechism of the Catholic Church – Vatican website
The Catholic Church in Adventist prophecy
Did the papacy really uproot the 3 horns of Daniel 7:8,24 ? … by Stephen Korsman
Was the Papacy founded in 538 AD? … by Matthew Newsome
Is the Pope in Daniel? – a critique of Adventist prophetic interpretation … by William Cork [Internet archive]
Vicarius Filii Dei – Vicar of the Son of God – imaginary title … Catholic Answers / New Advent [about 1/3 of the way down the page] — “Since the average person, Catholic or Protestant, hasn’t the foggiest idea what the pope’s titles are in Latin or English, anti-Catholics (some of whom know better) can get away with this subterfuge.”
Bacchiocchi, 666, and Vicarius Filii Dei … by Stephen Korsman
Common myths about the Catholic Church
Catholic Myths – A Catholic Thinker
The Papacy
More Vicarius Thrills – the numbers of the beast and the men who flub them … by Patrick Madrid
Bacchiocchi, 666, and Vicarius Filii Dei … by Stephen Korsman
Michael Scheifler and Pope Vicarius II … by Stephen Korsman
Simon the stone, Peter the rock … by Stephen Korsman
Was Peter the first pope – part 1 … by Art Kelly
Was Peter the first pope – part 2 … by Art Kelly
Call no man your father … by Art Kelly
10 Answers on St. Peter the Rock … Mario Derksen [also on the Internet Archive]
Answers to common Objections to the Papacy … Mario Derksen [also on the Internet Archive]
The Pope is the Antichrist?! – A Catholic Thinker
Peter & the Papacy – A Catholic Thinker
The Antichrist and the Fathers of the Church – Catholic Answers
Statues, idols, and the 10 Commandments
The use of statues, pictures, and other icons in worship … by Stephen Korsman
Just Who Did Change The Ten Commandments? … by Bob Stanley + Stephen Korsman
The Roman Catholic Church and the Decalogue … by Dr. Verle Streifling, an Evangelical Protestant [PDF]
Counting Commandments … Biblical Research Institute (an Adventist defence of the Catholic numbering)
Did you hear the one about Catholics worshiping statues? … by Patrick Madrid
Usenet debate: Statues and idols – Adventist desperation on Usenet … by Stephen Korsman
The biblical basis for relics … by Stephen Korsman
Explanation of the Ten Commandments … EWTN
Veneration of images … Catholic Encylopedia
Sacraments, or God reaching out through space and time … by Stephen Korsman
Paganism?
Is Easter Pagan? … by Stephen Korsman
Is Easter Christian? A reply to Samuele Bacchiocchi … by Stephen Korsman
Twitter discussion – an Easter Egg … by Stephen Korsman
Christmas is Christian … by Stephen Korsman
Should Tammuz and Nimrod determine Christian practice? … by Stephen Korsman
Is Catholicism Pagan? [Catholic Answers]
Catholicism and Paganism – A Catholic Thinker
Of Sunbursts, Baals, and Adventist Paranoia – proof that Catholicism isn’t pagan … Mario Derksen
Is “Easter” a pagan feast? … Orthodox Church in America
Calculating Christmas … by William J. Tighe
Christmas is Celebrated in Heaven and on Earth … Robert Clanton [Truth or Fables]
Why Dec. 25th? … by Joseph Kelly
Crucifixion and Resurrection timeline series
Part 1 – 3 days and 3 nights – from when till when?
Part 2 – On the THIRD day – getting it right
Part 3 – 3 days and 3 nights – timeline charts
Part 4 – When did Jesus die and rise from the dead?
Various anti-Catholic propaganda – observations and defences
Call no man father … by Stephen Korsman
Antichrist sign (Adventist) sparks free-speech holy war … at WorldNetDaily.com
An analysis of an essay by the Adventist pastor/sociologist Dr Frank Steyn … Stephen Korsman / Pastor Steyn
The Whore of Babylon and the Catholic Church … by John Hellman
Who is the whore of Babylon? … Scott Hahn, YouTube
The Whore of Babylon and the Book of Revelation … by Scott Hahn
Hunting the Whore of Babylon … Catholic Answers
The Whore of Babylon … Catholic Answers
More on the Whore of Babylon … by Stephen Korsman
The Da Vinci Code – Adventist Review … by Stephen Korsman
Those arrogant Apostles … by Stephen Korsman
More anti-Catholic billboards … by Stephen Korsman
Fraudulent anti-Catholic Adventist video … by Stephen Korsman
The 10 commandments in full … by Stephen Korsman
Prerequisites for a National Sunday law … by Stephen Korsman
Sola Scriptura and the Bible
How we know what the New Testament contains … by Stephen Korsman
Whose truth is the real truth, and how can we know? … or does Sola Scriptura work? … by Stephen Korsman
Proof texting, the Bible, and the Church … by Stephen Korsman
Twenty One Reasons to Reject Sola Scriptura … by Joel Peters [also on the Internet Archive]
Myth: Catholic Church Prohibited Bible Reading … by John Hellman
The Catholic Church: On reading the Bible … by John Hellman – “A sampling of what the Catholic Church has taught about reading the Bible from the fourth century … until the present time.”
Bible reading prohibited??? … by John Hellman
Defending the Canon of the Bible – All 73 Books
How Different (In Nature and Ultimate Effect) Are SolO Scriptura and SolA Scriptura – Part 1 … by Dave Armstrong – a very clear analysis of the problems of Sola Scriptura
How Different (In Nature and Ultimate Effect) Are SolO Scriptura and SolA Scriptura – Part 2 … by Dave Armstrong
A series of discussions by Dave Armstrong – Sola Scriptura and the Deuterocanonical books of the Bible
Line upon line – interpreting the Bible … by Stephen Korsman
Mary
What Catholics Believe – Mary, the Virgin Mother of God … by Stephen Korsman
You are Theotokos, we are theotokoi … by Stephen Korsman
Was Jesus the son of Mary? … by Stephen Korsman
Mary, Mother of God … by Stephen Korsman
More on the Mother of God … by Stephen Korsman
Mary’s children … by Stephen Korsman
Jesus’ brothers and sisters … by Stephen Korsman
The Presentation of Jesus, The Purification of Mary … by Stephen Korsman
True Mother of God [Catholic Answers] … by St. John Damascene
Theotokoi … by Dan, at the Poser or Prophet blog
Come, Pray the Rosary – An online Rosary for participation in worldwide or individual prayer
The Mass
Videos of the Mass, various Rites
The Eucharist … by Scripture Catholic – a very thorough analysis
Understanding the Eucharist … by Scott Hahn
The Fourth Cup – The Sacrament of the Eucharist … by Scott Hahn
The Hunt for the Fourth Cup … by Scott Hahn
The Complete, Essential Guide to the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist … by Scott Smith:
- Part One – Pew Survey
- Part Two – Flannery O’Connor
- Part Three – John 6, Bread of Life Discourse
- Part Four: Early Church Fathers on the Real Presence – St. Justin Martyr and St. Ignatius of Antioch
Guide to the Extraordinary Form of the Mass, aka the traditional Latin Mass … Sancta Missa website
The Motu Proprio Summorum Pontificum … by Pope Benedict XVI
The Book of Hebrews chapter 10 tells us why we should attend Mass … by John Hellman
Liturgical dancing … Cardinal Arinze
Missing Sunday Mass a sin? … by Stephen Korsman
My Initial Doubts about the Latin Mass … by Dr Taylor Marshall, Canterbury Tales
Conversion and Converts
Testimony – Adventist converts to Maronite Catholic
Why Jews Are Better Off in the Catholic Church Than in the Jews for Jesus … Martin Barrack
Second Exodus – Israelite Origins of the Catholic Faith … Martin Barrack
From Prophetess to Pope – Conversion Story of Arthur and Teresa Beem
It’s Ok Not to be a Seventh-Day Adventist – book review by Stephen Korsman – book by Teresa and Arthur Beem
Dr. Beverly Whelton – The Journey Home … EWTN via Stephen Korsman
The Sabbath and the Catholic Church – Testimony of an ex-WCG member … by Dan Severino
A Story of Apostasy and Return … by Dennis Embo, ex-Worldwide Church of God
Turn about – Carl Olson’s conversion … via this blog
Adventist youth – the challenge of truth … by Stephen Korsman, link to Hugo Mendez
Dr Francis Beckwith comes home … via this blog
Waking Up Catholic, by Chad Torgerson … book review by Stephen Korsman
Various other topics
Lutherans rediscover Purgatory … by Stephen Korsman
What is purgatory? … by Stephen Korsman
Purgatory? Where’s That in the Bible? … by Mark Shea
Purgatory … Catholic Answers
How To Explain Purgatory To Protestants … by James Akin
Limbo, or do dead babies go to hell? + debate … by Stephen Korsman
Anima Christi – a lovely prayer
Spurgeon: the faith that saves is not alone
Comments on infant baptism … by Stephen Korsman
Sal’s questions and answers – Sabbath, soul sleep, infant baptism … by Stephen Korsman
The Catholic origins of Democracy … via Stephen Korsman
Original sin and the Orthodox … by Stephen Korsman
Biblical proof the Jesus is God … by Dave Armstrong
Jesus died on 14 Nisan … by Stephen Korsman
Closed Communion and Catholic sacraments … by Stephen Korsman
Remarriage and Communion … by Stephen Korsman
Are you a moral relativist? … by Stephen Korsman
Should Catholics be pro or anti vaccination? … by Stephen Korsman
Why biological monogenism for humans is almost certain … by Stephen Korsman
The Lateran Council, the Universe, and Time’s Beginning … by Stephen Korsman
Not only did humans evolve from monkeys, but we ARE monkeys … by Stephen Korsman
Susan and Chad, the contrasting parish council couple … by Stephen Korsman
The Hermits of Westray withdraw from the Catholic Church … Stephen Korsman