Wednesday, August 30, 2017

A Roman Catholic Examines the Five Solas: A Conversation with Peter D. Williams

Roman Catholic apologist Peter D. Williams recently gave a presentation which has been posted online:

A Roman Catholic Examines the Five Solas: A Conversation with Peter D. Williams


Readers of this blog may recall the name "Peter D Williams" as I "plugged" his debate on Mariology with James White on this blog a few weeks ago (unlike many debates on this topic, the Catholic apologist managed to hold his own).

Latter-day Saints will find this to be of interest, as Williams does a good job at critiquing various Protestant doctrines (e.g., sola fide and sola scriptura) as well as defending doctrines LDS and Catholics agree on, such as baptismal regeneration.

Naturally, as he defends the Mass as a propitiatory sacrifice, based on the Greek of the phrase "this is my body," the Papacy, and other topics that LDS (strongly) disagree with; notwithstanding, as Williams is a well-informed Catholic, so one will learn, not just what, but why Catholics believe in things such as their understanding of the Communion of Saints.