Shane Schaetzel
How Many Catholics Are There?
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 4, 2022
- 7 min
Different Types of Catholics
The Catholic Church is not a uniformity, but rather a unity. When we say uniformity we mean all things are the same within an...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 3, 2022
- 9 min
Christian Statues are not Idols
Living in the Bible Belt of the United States can be a bit amusing at times, especially when some Evangelicals refer to Catholic statues...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 15 min
Mary’s Virginity and the Brothers of Jesus
During the last few hundred years, it has become in vogue for some Protestant Christians to not only question the virginity of Mary, but...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 11 min
Mary — Conceived without Sin
This is probably the most misunderstood doctrine among non-Catholics. Even some Catholics don’t understand it. To be clear, let’s define...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 20 min
Why Catholics Don't Worship Mary
Catholics do not worship Mary. In spite of the constant yammering of anti-Catholics who claim that Catholics do worship Mary, the simple...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 15 min
Why Catholic Bibles have More Books
Catholic Bibles are known to have more books than Protestant Bibles, and there is a very good reason for this. I’ll explain below. First,...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 8 min
The Origin of the Bible
All Christians revere the Bible as the written word of God. Few, however, know why that is. In fact, most Christians just assume that to...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 13 min
The Bible Alone is not Enough
The doctrine (or discipline) of Sola Scriptura is Latin for “Scripture Only” or what many people refer to as the “Bible Alone” doctrine....
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 20 min
The Catholic Church is the Kingdom of Israel
What if I told you that much of Protestant Christianity today is currently in the midst of an identity crisis? I say “much of” because...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 6 min
The Early Church Was Catholic
One of the arguments put forward by anti-Catholics, often of the Evangelical flavor but not always, is the notion that the Catholic...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 2, 2022
- 20 min
The Conversion of Pagans
We all know that Europe was once Pagan. Actually, the whole world was Pagan as recently as 2,000 years ago. At that time, the only...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 1, 2022
- 14 min
Does Science Contradict Christianity?
In our modern age (within the last 100 years or so), there has been a deliberate push to pit science against religion and vice-versa....
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Shane Schaetzel
- Sep 1, 2022
- 8 min
Part 1: There is a God
When looking for proof for the existence of God, people will usually turn to science and philosophy. The two are very different...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Aug 31, 2022
- 15 min
How to Deal with Corruption in the Catholic Church
As Catholics, we’ve been treated to a steady diet of Church corruption, modernist agendas and weak bishops for literally decades now. The...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Aug 31, 2022
- 29 min
Part 2: Jesus Christ is God
In my last essay, There Is A God, I argued that belief in God is not only reasonable and logical but that it’s also totally natural....
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Shane Schaetzel
- Aug 30, 2022
- 8 min
Church Scandals
A whole lot is going on in the Church right now, and the biggest problem Catholics face in today’s world is learning how to deal with...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Aug 30, 2022
- 18 min
Part 3: Jesus Christ Founded the Catholic Church
In my previous essay, Jesus Christ is God, I argued that Jesus Christ is God made flesh. Once we accept this we need to start taking him...
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Shane Schaetzel
- Aug 30, 2022
- 11 min
How to Deal with Bad Popes
What do we call it when a pope doesn’t act like a pope? That’s something modern Catholics struggle with, because for over a century,...
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