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To reject the biblical doctrine of the atonement is to misunderstand the Gospel. Terms like "rationalism" or "scholasticism" are labels; and as one professor of logic said, "When you settle for labels, it shows you are not willing to think." Contrariwise, this is about intelligent theologians who disagree with your interpretation, and for good reasons. The following is not an exhaustive treatment covering this topic. Lazar Puhalo claims that the doctrine of the atonement is pagan. Such is not the case. Whenever I hear there is something pagan in Christianity, the liberal history of religions school of Anti-Semitic German theologians of the early 20th century comes to mind. Due to Anti-Semitism, these theologians sought to view Christ against the background of paganism, not Old Testament Judaism. Lazar needs to understand that the doctrine of the atonement must be understood against the backdrop of the Old Testament animal sacrificial system, and that thi...

In a work known as the Commonitorium, St. Vincent of Lerins wrote: "Agrippinus of venerable memory, who was once bishop of Carthage, first of all mortals, against the divine Canon, against the rule of the Universal Church, against the opinion of all his fellow priests, against the custom and institutions of the elders, thought that rebaptism ought to be practiced... Then Pope Stephen of blessed memory, bishop of the Apostolic See, together indeed with the rest of his colleagues but more than the others, resisted, thinking it fitting, I think, that he exceed all the rest as much by the devotion of his faith as he did by the authority of his place. What happened in the end? What force was there in the African Council or decree? By God’s gift, none. Everything, as if a dream or a story, was trampled upon as if useless, abolished, superseded... [PL 50: 645-6]. St. Augustine stated: “I do not accept what Blessed Cyprian thought about baptizing heretics and schismatics, because th...

NEWS & VIEWS   Wednesday March 11th, 2020 The First Political Virus in World History by  Chris Ferrara Fatima Perspectives #1384 It should have been no surprise to learn that, according to a  Reuters/Ipsos poll , “Democrats are about twice as likely as Republicans to say the coronavirus poses an imminent threat to the United States… And more Democrats than Republicans say they are taking steps to be prepared, including washing their hands more often or limiting their travel plans.” The political divide over the media-fanned hysteria surrounding COVID-19, shorthand for “coronavirus disease – 2019” (the year in which this particular strain of coronavirus first appeared), reflects prudent skepticism on the part of Republicans. They understand, if only intuitively, that the outbreak of this particular coronavirus — which is only part of the family of coronaviruses that includes the common cold — is being weaponized by the mass media and their partners in the ...

The Didache 1. But every Lord’s day do ye gather yourselves together, and break bread, and give thanksgiving after having confessed your transgressions, that your sacrifice may be pure. (Didache Chapter XIV.11 —Christian Assembly on the Lord’s Day. 14 [A.D. 70]). The Letter of Barnabas Since, therefore, the days are evil, and Satan possesses the power of this world, we ought to give heed to ourselves, and diligently inquire into the ordinances of the Lord. Fear and patience, then, are helpers of our faith; and long-suffering and continence are things which fight on our side. While these remain pure in what respects the Lord, Wisdom, Understanding, Science, and Knowledge rejoice along with them. For He hath revealed to us by all the prophets that He needs neither sacrifices, nor burnt-offerings, nor oblations, saying thus, “What is the multitude of your sacrifices unto Me, saith the Lord? I am full of burnt-offerings, and desire not the fat of lambs, and the blood of bulls and...