tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post1295403468071601846..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Defending Purgatory With All Your Cards On The TableJames Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-54654754280397711582009-02-25T22:22:00.000-05:002009-02-25T22:22:00.000-05:00"We wouldn't expect to see footprints. Old Horny d...<I>"We wouldn't expect to see footprints. Old Horny doesn't have footprints. He has hoofprints!"</I><BR/><BR/>{slaps forehead} Of course! That explains it.EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649331234241764065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-33830035332172049382009-02-25T16:02:00.000-05:002009-02-25T16:02:00.000-05:00We wouldn't expect to see footprints. Old Horny do...We wouldn't expect to see footprints. Old Horny doesn't have footprints. He has hoofprints!stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16547070544928321788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-3788673980698507842009-02-24T07:34:00.000-05:002009-02-24T07:34:00.000-05:00"If I'm understanding Hayes correctly, for Roman C...<I>"If I'm understanding Hayes correctly, for Roman Catholics, the verse means different things during different time periods."</I><BR/><BR/>Which has interesting implications for the claim that the Church provides a reliable (never mind infallible) teaching office with respect to the interpretation of Scripture. Does 2 Macc. 12:41-46 provide a prooftext for Purgatory or not?EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649331234241764065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-81023801471540475612009-02-23T22:03:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:03:00.000-05:00One very interesting aspect of Hayes which I left ...One very interesting aspect of Hayes which I left out:<BR/><BR/>Hayes appears to argue Catholics understand Biblical texts differently in each time period. For instance:<BR/><BR/>Trent clearly saw 2 Maccabees 12:41-46 as a direct prooftext for purgatory.<BR/><BR/>Modern Catholic scholars though don't view it as direct prooftext for purgatory. Rather, they see it as proof for the existence of a tradition of piety. That is, Purgatory developed in tradition. <BR/><BR/>If I'm understanding Hayes correctly, for Roman Catholics, the verse means different things during different time periods.James Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-51695048153132950222009-02-23T20:51:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:51:00.000-05:00No footprints, though. Never any footprints. I'm t...No footprints, though. Never any footprints. I'm telling you, that means something.EAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649331234241764065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-51178908508957546092009-02-23T20:04:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:04:00.000-05:00That's worthy of an X Files post.That's worthy of an X Files post.James Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-48956619378690522822009-02-23T17:38:00.000-05:002009-02-23T17:38:00.000-05:00Don't forget fiery fingerprints.Don't forget <A HREF="http://catholicism.org/ad-rem-no-90.html" REL="nofollow">fiery fingerprints</A>.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04697072499214349759noreply@blogger.com