Gospel Prism

Francis Beckwith, currently a Professor at Baylor University and president of the ETS (Evangelical Theological Society) has recently converted to Roman Catholicism. You can read about his conversion hereand commentary on it by Carl Trueman.

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PRIESTHOOD
The face of the RCC really rests in the priesthood. The Catholic priest is the essence of the RCC to most lay Catholics because ultimately, the connection to Rome or RCC is quite limited. And since the RCC is strictly hierarchical in governance, the priest plays a pivotal role not only in disseminating [...]

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Perhaps one of the most notable aspects of the RCC is the fact that there is only one voice for the Church, the Bishop of Rome, also known as the Pope. This is appealing to many because it seems at the outset that to have one and only one perspective speak on behalf of [...]

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Je vous salue, Marie, pleine de grâce,
Le Seigneur est avec vous.
Vous êtes bénie entre toutes les femmes,
et Jésus, le fruit de vos entrailles, est béni.
Sainte Marie, Mère de Dieu,
priez pour nous, pauvres pécheurs,
maintenant et à l’heure de notre mort.
Au nom du Père et du Fils et Saint-Esprit.
I had to memorize this prayer and recite [...]

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The first reason I am not an altar boy is because I disagree with Roman Catholic understanding on the doctrine of justification, a central tenet in our understanding of our salvation. Roman Catholicism teaches what is known as ‘infused justification.’ R. C. Sproul in his book Faith Alone and also in his address [...]

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I attended a Catholic school for the first 13 years of my life (K-12th grade). During that time I must have taken more Catholic religion classes (Catholic theology for kids) and attended mass more than some Catholics have in their lifetime. Since all of my friends were Catholic, I too wanted to be [...]

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