Boettner deserves much more credit than the many distractors here want the reader to believe. His book, "Roman Catholicism", is spot on and accurate in its assessment of the man-made doctrines and traditions of the Roman Catholic institution. Having been taught, since childhood, the so-called traditions of Rome, it is refreshing to me that Boettner can still be read and perhaps even be used to help save some souls from the inventions of Romanism. His work will never be outdated. Don't let such reviews, like Garver's above nit-picking, discourage anyone from reading this book. Yes, Garver did fine an error with Boettner's citation of "Valencia 1229", but the mistake was in name only and not outcome. It should read "Toulouse 1229", which did restrict the use of the Bible. Regardless of the Albigensians, or what they believed, the so-called church and council had no right to place the Bible on a forbidden book list, which is the correct and accurate point Boettner outlines in his "Roman Catholicism". On the major issues Boettner is spot on and accurate. Take something major like the invention of the role of papal authority, or the Pope as the Universal Bishop over all of the church. Boettner perhaps doesn't list every single reason for discrediting this hoax invented by Rome, but let Pope Gregory the Great offer support where Boettner might be lacking, "Certainly Peter, the first of the apostles, himself of the holy and universal church, Paul, Andrew, John, what were they but heads of particular communities? And yet all were members under one Head [Jesus Christ]. Was it not the case, as your Fraternity knows, that the prelates of this Apostolic See, which by the providence of God I serve, had the honor offered them of being called Universal Bishop, by the venerable Council of Chalcedon. But not one of them has ever wished to be called by such a title, or seized upon this ill-advised name, lest if, in virtue of rank of Pontificate, he took to himself the glory of singularity, he might seem to have denied it to all his brethern." (Epistle XVIII). The reader can get the whole truth by reading the teaching and letters of Pope Gregory the Great, but for now Boettner's work will stand the test of time, especially when measured as a complete work, and not against a minor mistake in name only and not a point of fact. May the Lord Jesus Christ bless all the readers of Boettner's "Roman Catholicism", which other than the Bible, the Roman Catholic will fine no better book to read. In fact, don't let the Pope or his puppets stop the reader from reading both at the same time!
Gordon A. Stamper
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