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Quotation for our Times
“Dear friends, may no adversity paralyze you.
Be afraid neither of the world,
nor of the future,
nor of your weakness.
The Lord has allowed you
to live in this moment of history
so that, by your faith,
his name will continue to resound
throughout the world.”
Pope Benedict XVI
World Youth Day 2011
Beginning Apologetics 1 - How to Explain & Defend the Catholic Faith
This booklet gives clear, biblical answers to the most common objections Catholics get about their faith. It helps you explain the faith clearly, defend it charitably, and share it confidently.
Table of Contents
Letter from Bishop Donald Pelotte
Introduction
A Beginner's Guide to Apologetics
Practical Points on Bible Reading
The Eucharist (Appendix 1: The Early Church Fathers' View of the Eucharist)
The Canon of the Bible
The Bible Alone?
Apostolic Authority: Peter and the Papacy
Marian Doctrines
(Appendix 2: The Protestant Reformer's View of Mary)
Questions Asked about Mary
Confession
Scandals in the Church
Prayer to the Saints
Purgutory
Miscellaneous Questions include:
"Call no man father"?
Statue Worship?
Constantine and Paganism?
Mass a Sacrifice?
Baptism: Merely Symbolic?
Why Infant Baptism?
Saved by Faith Alone?
Insufficiency of Redemption?
Assurance of Salvation?
Tradition Condemned?
Changing Doctrines?
Why are Priests Celibate?
Does Denomination Matter?
Which Church Did Jesus Found?