Saturday, October 29, 2022

Catholic/Protestant Debate on Authority between Jimmy Akin (Catholic) and Paul Facey (Protestant)

The Capturing Christianity youtube page recently hosted a debate:






Let me make a few prefaces:

(1) "The Other Paul" (Paul Facey) is a super smart and capable Reformed Protestant apologist. He has produced some excellent material on the ecclesiology of 1 Clement.

(2) Akin did dodge a bit by defending a general concept of "magisterium" than the de fide Vatican I understanding thereof as well as understanding of oral apostolic tradition and other beliefs (absolutely no way he could positively defend Icon veneration, for e.g.)

With that being said: there is no question that Akin won this debate. I was expecting more from The Other Paul in light of his preparation for the debate (e.g., reading the [albeit, overrated] 3-volume Holy Scripture series by Webster and King). I do hope that this will result in him and Cameron (the host/moderator) rejecting Sola Scriptura.

For my work critiquing Sola Scriptura, see:




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