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The Counsel of Trent

#797 - Protestantism vs. Catholic Miracles

The Counsel of Trent

Catholic Answers

Religion & Spirituality

4.82.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 September 2023

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Trent shows how Protestant attempts to explain away Catholic miracles mirror atheist attempts to explain Christian miracles.

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0:00.0

Welcome to the Council of Tren Podcast, a production of Catholic Answers.

0:07.3

All I need is a miracle.

0:08.9

All I need is you.

0:10.3

True wisdom from a 1985 hit by Mike in the Mechanics.

0:13.9

Indeed, the truth of the Christian faith is guaranteed by a miracle, the resurrection

0:18.3

of Jesus Christ.

0:19.8

And miracles have also been used as evidences for the truth of the Catholic faith in particular.

0:26.0

So how should Protestants respond to Catholic miracles?

0:30.6

That's what we'll be talking about today here on the Council of Tren Podcast.

0:34.5

With me, your host, Catholic Answers Apologist, Tren Horn.

0:37.6

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0:40.2

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0:45.6

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0:50.7

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0:57.3

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0:58.9

All right.

0:59.9

So in the summa, Contra Gentile, St. Thomas Aquinas addresses the topic of miracles.

1:04.7

And he says miracles were more common in Biblical times because their testimonial power

1:10.6

was needed to establish God's different covenants.

1:14.8

Aquinas did not deny, however, that miracles continued after the Apostolic Age.

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