
Always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you, but do so with gentleness and reverence.”
cf. 1 Peter 3:15-16
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QUESTION OR COMMON OBJECTION:
I don’t need a church to tell me what to believe. I can read the Bible and decide for myself.
CATHOLIC ANSWER:
Jesus told the apostles to “teach,” not to hand people a Bible and let them decide for themselves.
Go… teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you.”
Matthew 28:18-20
Without teachers who have learned what was handed down from the apostles, the Bible can be interpreted in a million ways! That is why there are thousands of Protestant denominations, who each interpret the Bible differently.
Other References: Jn 16:13, 2 Pt 3:15-16; Mt 18:17-18; 1 Tim 3:15
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Protestants believe the Bible is the only source for determining Christian truth. But as Karlo Broussard shows this belief is incoherent. If followed to its logical conclusion, Protestants would have to reject their knowledge of what Scripture is.
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PRAYER
Let us pray.
Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel
St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle.
Be our defense against the wickedness and snares of the Devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls.
Amen.

It is Jesus that you seek when you dream of happiness; He is waiting for you when nothing else you find satisfies you.”
Saint John Paul II, pope
Jesus, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life (cf. John 6:68).
Be not afraid! And may the peace of Christ be with you and your loved ones today and always. Holy Family, pray for us. Amen.
