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Alden Barron
is on page 143 of 825
Just got to the stuff about Mary and it’s… interesting. It brought up some specific points about the specific Greek word used for brother and how it isn’t exclusively used for biological sibling. However the argument as a whole comes off like they started with a conclusion and then sought out the reasoning to prove it later.
— Mar 05, 2026 07:35PM
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Alden Barron
is on page 359 of 825
Finally got to the Sacraments. It starts by saying Baptism is required for salvation and then immediately lists like 10 situations where it’s not which covers everyone who could be a believer and not have been Baptized. So in short, it’s not required. That being said they don’t require believing non-Catholics to be rebaptized though so good on them.
— 19 hours, 3 min ago
Alden Barron
is on page 301 of 825
I finally finished the explanation of the apostles creed. I appreciate their commitment to detail but they definitely still could have condensed it a little bit. 240 pages is a bit much.
— Apr 13, 2026 07:58PM
Alden Barron
is on page 250 of 825
The way that the Catholic Church views missions is odd to say the least. Maybe it was just the wording but it seems from the way they describe it missions are arguably not necessary if it wasn’t for the fact that the Bible commands them. Hopefully they elaborate later because it seems a bit contradictory.
— Mar 23, 2026 03:56PM
Alden Barron
is on page 94 of 825
Addressed the problem of sin vs divine providence or “the scandal of sin” as they called it pretty well.
— Feb 22, 2026 07:56PM
Alden Barron
is on page 74 of 825
So far no new oddities found in comparison to reformed theology outside of the two I previously mentioned.
— Feb 16, 2026 07:16PM
