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So it seems it's to be the second option then. Except that what's in dispute here is not the definition of the word "regeneration," but of the phrase "baptismal regeneration." From here on out, let's all try to leave the goal posts alone, shall we? No, I simply do not accept the...

wouldn't it be more to the point to cite a source or two to support your claim that your definition is the one generally accepted? Unless of course you mean to argue that the definition of any word, like the definition of heresy, is whatever you "personally regard" it to be, full stop, en...

It's truly bemusing to watch someone insist that everyone who has developed, defined, and espoused a doctrine for centuries must now roll over and submit to what he says they are allowed to mean by it. It reminds me of nothing so much as the classic exchange from Through the Looking-Glass : Of cour...

It's truly bemusing to watch someone insist that everyone who has developed, defined, and espoused a doctrine for centuries must now roll over and submit to what he says they are allowed to mean by it. It reminds me of nothing so much as the classic exchange from Through the Looking-Glass : Of cour...

When I lived in Baltimore, it was the reverse. The neighborhood I lived in was gentrifying and pushing out the locals. The so-called "Baltimore Renaissance" had created a situation where the yuppies were moving in and the poorer people were being dislocated to the suburbs. There are neigh...

Historically, this is not the first time this has happened and it will not be the last: as large cities change in demographics, so too, the need for Catholic parishes will change. Headline-driven, fear mongering dramas aside, this procedure is normal and occurs on a regular basis throughout the wor...

Perhaps the reality is that the people with ethnic and religious affiliation moved - probably to escape Baltimore’s ridiculous levels of crime. When I lived in Baltimore, it was the reverse. The neighborhood I lived in was gentrifying and pushing out the locals. The so-called "Baltimore Renais...

Historically, this is not the first time this has happened and it will not be the last: as large cities change in demographics, so too, the need for Catholic parishes will change. Headline-driven, fear mongering dramas aside, this procedure is normal and occurs on a regular basis throughout the wor...

We recognize that God's grace is bound to the sacraments, but that God Himself is not bound by the sacrament, meaning that He is able to save outside the ordinary means. I haven't read the whole argument back and forth in S&T, but even I can see the nuance in FotW's position in this sentence al...

Words mean things. If one believes in baptismal regeneration it means that on who is not baptized is unregenerate, in otherwords outside of Christ. Words and theological terms have meaning, you do not get to change the definition to suit your need of the hour. I WROTE the opening article, and submi...