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My Video Talk: “How can a John Paul II Catholic Survive in a Pope Francis World”

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:February 23, 2021
Post category:Biblical Exposition Catholic Controversies Catholic Issues Church History Papacy & Catholic Hierarchy Pope Francis
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At the 20219 investiture of new Knights and Dames into the North Central Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre, I was asked to give the keynote talk…

“Steve, what do you think of the sedevacantists?”

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:December 7, 2020
Post category:Apologetics Papacy & Catholic Hierarchy
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For starters, sedevacantists are those who believe the chair of Peter is empty, from the Latin sede-chair and vacante-empty. It is the belief we have no legitimate pope since around…

Responding to an Eastern Orthodox Christian who challenged me about the Papacy on Catholic Answers Live

Post author:Steve Ray
Post published:October 14, 2020
Post category:Apologetics Church History Eastern Churches Papacy & Catholic Hierarchy Patristics/Church History
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When I was last on Catholic Answers Live last week Constantine Regas called in to defend the Eastern Orthodox position against the Catholic Church’s teaching on Peter and the Primacy…