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Did a Roman Catholic priest perform 'invalid' baptisms for years?

You may have seen in the news lately, a Roman Catholic priest in Arizona, USA, has apparently performed “invalid” baptism for years, well over a decade, even. Due to this, now thousands of people are stressing about whether their baptism counted or if they need to be re-baptised due to the error by Rev. Andres Arango! This has caused concern over the other sacraments these people have partaken in since their baptism, such as the Eucharist, and whether they should have even been allowed it. The Diocese of Phoenix is trying to identify people baptised by Arango so that they can track them down for re-baptism (and possibly, re-confirmation and whatever other r...

The Temptations of Jesus: Complacency

So now we are at the end of the temptations that Jesus endured in the desert, and I wanted to look at what happens at the end. So often I think this aspect is overlooked when we read of this time in Scripture. Let’s take a look at the text: Matthew 4:11Then the devil left him, and suddenly angels came and waited on him. Luke 4:13When the devil had finished every test, he departed from him until an opportune time. The two Gospel accounts both give us a varying perspective with different details. Afterwards, the devil leaves and angels “suddenly” come. This is almost a temptation in itself; one to think we are all good and safe now we've won the battl...

When did christians become so whiny?

...the-early-christians/ http://patricksookhdeo.com/2012/07/see-how-they-love-one-another/ http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/timeline/1-300/what-were-early-christians-like-11629560.html http://www.originalchristianity.net/?p=2333...

The Coming of Jesus: Revelation Fulfilled?

...me of Antichrist; for if it were necessary that his name should be distinctly revealed in this present time, it would have been announced by him who beheld the Revelation. For that was seen no very long time since, but almost in our day, towards the end of Domitian's reign." — Irenaeus, Against Heresies 5.30:3   What exactly Irenaeus was referring to being seen “almost in [his] day” has been questioned over time due to the cryptic nature of the sentence, and because just a few paragraphs before this statement, he refers to “ancient copies [of the Apocalypse]” implying the actual text is older than his time. Eusebius, in mentioning this in his Ch...

What does the word "Catholic" mean?

...e/creedal-christians-the-nicene-creed.html Man-Made Tradition vs Apostolic Tradition: https://thesacredfaith.co.uk/home/perma/1456617338/article/human-tradition-vs-apostolic.html Alexandria, Clement of. The Stromata. Ed. Kevin Knight. n.d. 2021 July 2021. . Augustine. Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers Series 1, Augustine: The Writings Against the Manichaeans and Against the Donatists. Ed. Philip Schaff. 2. Vol. 4. Hendrickson Publishers, Inc., 1995. BBC News. Catholic Church child sexual abuse scandal. 26 February 2019. 29 July 2021. . Britannica, The Editors of...

Does The UN Statue Resemble The End Times Beast From Daniel And Revelation?

...There’s been a lot of fuss on the internet lately about this new statue that the UN has erected outside their headquarters on the Visitor’s Plaza. I’ve seen screenshots of the original tweet shared on Facebook and other social media platforms, as well as copious articles flooding my newsfeed, all suggesting the same thing: this is the beast from Daniel 7. This of course carries with it the implication that it is also a fulfilment of that prophecy and therefore we should expect something more to happen soon, like “the antichrist” to rise up and consume the world. Or something along those lines. I don’t follow the Dispensational “end times” view a...