The debate was a great opportunity to contrast the Catholic and Reformed Protestant views on the nature and meaning of the communion of saints.

This debate concentrated primarily on the biblical and patristic evidence showing that the Church is the Body of Christ, that there is only one Body (not one in heaven and one on earth), that death does not separate the members of the Body, and that all members of the Body of Christ are commanded to pray for and spiritually assist one another, including the saints in heaven. Other focuses of the debate were the testimony of the early Church to show -- especially hrough the words of St. Athanasius, St. Augustine, St. John Chrysostom, and other important early Church Scripture scholars and bishops -- that the Christians universally venerated the saints and invoked their intercession.

In short, this is a debate you will really enjoy and benefit from seeing. The spectacle of two veteran apologist -- Catholic vs. Protestant -- go at it in a clash kept the audience on the edge of their seats!

1 VHS Video (Four Hours)