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Further decline: The Roman Catholic Church under Pope Francis / Hindu attack on Christians

Clayton Spronk·2023-07-01
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Rev. Clayton Spronk evaluates Pope Francis's disruptions to Roman Catholic Church doctrine and practice, particularly regarding contraception, same-sex relationships, and women's ordination, while carefully distinguishing the Roman Catholic Church from the true catholic church of Christ. The article presents a Reformed Protestant critique of modern Catholic theological developments and ecumenical considerations.

Rev. Clayton Spronk, pastor of Faith PRC in Jenison, Michigan The Wall Street Journal published an article entitled "In 10 Years, Pope Francis Has Disrupted the Catholic Church."1 We take a brief amount of space to note that this title misleads when it refers to the institution that Francis rules as the "Catholic Church." Francis rules the Roman Catholic Church. Francis has no jurisdiction over the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church (to which we belong as Protestants) over which there is...

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Author
Clayton Spronk
Date

2023-07-01

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Scripture References
Hebrews 13:3Matthew 5:44
Topics
ApologeticsEcumenism
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