{"product_id":"anti-catholic-myths-debunked-rev-patrick-john-ryan-9781622823567","title":"Anti-Catholic Myths Debunked: Five Common Misconceptions Answered and Explained","description":"\u003cp\u003eHave you had to answer these critiques?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Church withholds the Bible from Catholics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Church blindfolds reason with art, music, and sentimentalism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Catholic Church wrongly promotes worship of Mary and the saints.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany good people reject the Catholic Church for what they consider to be its absurd teachings. In these pages, Archbishop Patrick John Ryan shows that these souls are mistaken not in condemning absurd teachings, but in believing those teachings to be Catholic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArchbishop Ryan considers the most common charges levied against Catholicism, showing that not only are those scorned doctrines not Catholic, they're condemned by the Church! Here are just a few of the common misconceptions that are corrected in this book: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat the Church claims to endow its priests with the power of forgiveness, a power reserved to God alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Catholics believe inanimate objects (such as relics and holy water) can perform miracles\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThat Catholics pray as well to statues, images, and relics, offering them worship that belongs to God alone\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd many more surprising charges!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is no catechism nor is it meant to be; reading it won't make a person Catholic. But it will expel from the minds of fair-minded souls scores of popular misconceptions about the Church ones that have for too long served as impediments to persons genuinely yearning for full communion with Christ.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Patrick John Ryan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1622823567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781622823567\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Sophia Institute Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/08\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.80h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Patrick John Ryan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44078527021311,"sku":"9781622823567","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7b02e056-820a-47da-95e8-54e1b01ab167.jpg?v=1685476030","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/anti-catholic-myths-debunked-rev-patrick-john-ryan-9781622823567","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}