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The Sola Panel is dead; long live the Sola Panel! by Tony Payne (4 comments). Regular Sola Panel readers will no doubt have detected a little slowness and quietness over the past six weeks or so. … more
Kids’ culture watch spot: Facing fear by Gordon Cheng (3 comments). By popular demand (two people asked), here is my next script for a culture watch spot I did with the kids … more
Daniel 2-7, Harry Potter and Narnia by Gordon Cheng (1 comment). It's a Sunday as I write this, and I'm speaking on Daniel 2 and 7 later this morning at a friend's … more
A constituent on same-sex marriage by Sandy Grant (34 comments). Last year, the Australian Parliament agreed that its Members of Parliament (MPs) should seek the … more
A tribute to John Stott by Sandy Grant (2 comments). Friends, I'm not ashamed to say I shed a tear when I opened up my computer on Thursday morning to read … more
Talkin’ ’bout my generation (part 3): On giants’ shoulders by Scott Newling (26 comments). This is the third post in this series; you can read part one, and more
Bible reading with kids by Sandy Grant (0 comments). I was asked for recommendations for resources that would encourage parents to read the Bible with their kids, especially … more
Talkin’ ’bout my generation (part 2): Stepping aside (not out) so others can step up (not in) by Scott Newling (3 comments). This is the second post in this series; you can read the first post, Unassuming … more
One more sip of the coffee by Tony Payne (8 comments). Sandy Grant is a man of integrity. Back in the early days of Sola Panel, I wrote a post … more
Talkin’ ’bout my generation (part 1): Unassuming generations by Scott Newling (30 comments). There is a model of ‘intergenerational theological decline’ that has been doing the rounds of late, and perhaps you … more
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Could it be that you misunderstand the Council of Trent, Gordon?
In pointing to the official documents, Gordon concludes that the “Catholic Church” has not changed its mind. Which greatly relieves my anxiety about the Anglican Church of Australia. According to its official documents, it still believes in the 39 Articles and the doctrines set out in the 1662 Prayer Book.
Some slightly older articles, but very helpful on this topic:
Both warn against a naive ecumenism amongst conservative evangelicals and Catholics.
Secondly, readers interested in understanding and evaluating recent developments in Catholicism and in avoiding the trap mentioned above might be interested in Scott Manetsch’s Trinity Journal review (pdf file) of the book by Noll and Nystrom Is the Reformation Over? An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism.
Maybe it will change. The pilgrims on the news tonight were exuberantly singing recognizably protestant songs. If the keenest are being influenced by protestant culture, that may well leak into the structures over time. Or maybe it won’t. I guess the Roman church has been pretty good at incorporating all sorts of beliefs at grassroots while hanging onto the reins pretty well.
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