Meeting the Protestant Response: How to Answer Common Comebacks to Catholic Arguments

by Karlo Broussard

Thanks to apologetics, millions of regular Catholics have learned to give good reasons for the things they believe, usually to Protestants who challenge their faith with a Bible verse or historical claim. But those critics of the Church have been paying attention, and now they have their own answers to rebut the standard Catholic proofs. In Meeting the Protestant Response, Karlo Broussard follows up his bestselling Meeting the Protestant Challenge by looking at the fresh counter-arguments that Evangelical pastors and scholars have developed and taught their followers to make. On subjects like the Eucharist, the papacy, salvation, and the veneration of saints, Karlo breaks down these new comebacks, shows how they don’t actually disprove the classic Catholic argument, and offers more biblical, logical ways to explain and defend the doctrines and practices of our faith.

Genres: Catholic, Faith

288 pages, Paperback

Published April 22, 2022

Reviews

[Jeff Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is his followup to his book "Meeting the Protestant Challenge," that provided the answers to common Protestant objecttions.

This book goes deeper for when you answer those common objections and the come up with deeper objections to these responses. We can't all master the material the same as Karlo has, but this provides an excellent reference guide for where to go to engage these thoughful objections. He strongmans these objections by providing the arguments used by those who have made them.

What I also liked in how this is a guide into thinking about how to respond and to look for where the objection is mistaken.

[Leslie Moellering · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very clear explanations to arguments against Catholic teaching. The author shows how protestant interpretations of various Bible passages don't hold up to scrutiny. This book would be very valuable to increase your knowledge before engaging with a protestant about your faith.

[Meredith Hooten · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was somehow more than what I expected it to be and less. The actual content itself was good, and it was really well organized. There was a solid mix of Catholic and Protestant theologians and bible passages and historical documents. This is a really nice summary in case you need to reference a passage, prepare for a conversation, or freshen up your theology knowledge. But it divided its attention between appealing to Protestants and informing Catholics and not very well. There was stuff that I've seen explained much better elsewhere simply because this book didn't have the length to get into all of it, so some of the arguments felt a little surface level and I would turn the page expecting more/deeper explanation only to be greeted by the next chapter. There was also a lot of terms the author took for granted that the reader would know. I think its 5 stars for what I said it does at the beginning (if you're a Catholic looking to refresh yourself on apologetics or a Protestant seeking a general Catholic overview), but my actual experience reading it wasn't the best. The postscript about respect and not being prideful tied it together really well though.

[Riley Pearson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great reading! Everything was clear and concise. Thank you, Carlo Broussard, for your expertise and excellent writing skills.