The Bellarmine Report
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The Bellarmine Report is a controversial American apostolate
, in conflict with some of the Catholic
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in 1993. Sungenis changed the name of Catholic Apologetics International (CAI) to the Bellarmine
Theological Forum (BTF) in August 2007 when Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
directed him to stop using the word "Catholic" in his organization's name. The name was then changed to The Bellarmine Report in 2011.
The Bellarmine Report is a "subsidiary" of "CAI Publishing, Inc." which is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. CAI Publishing's board of directors is composed of Mark Wyatt (director, president), Maureen Sungenis (director, vice president, treasurer, secretary), John Schmieding (director) and Rick Delano (director). Laurence Gonzaga is CAI Publishing's Media Director.
See a review of CAI by Catholic Culture here and Catholics United for the Faith here
Apostolates
Apostolates are organizations of the Catholic laity devoted to the mission of the Catholic Church.-Explanation:Most understand the term "apostolate" to be synonymous with the term ministry, or outreach, such as "youth ministry." The disambiguation is seen when one considers that within Catholic...
, in conflict with some of the Catholic
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
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Robert Sungenis
Robert A. Sungenis , is an American Catholic apologist. He is the founder of The Bellarmine Report, renamed from the Bellarmine Theological Forum in 2011, renamed from Catholic Apologetics International in August 2007. Sungenis is known for his apologetic works critiquing the Protestant doctrines...
in 1993. Sungenis changed the name of Catholic Apologetics International (CAI) to the Bellarmine
Bellarmine
Bellarmine can refer to:*Robert Bellarmine , a Cardinal and saint of the Catholic Church*The schools named after him:**Bellarmine University, in Louisville, Kentucky**Bellarmine College Preparatory, in San Jose, California...
Theological Forum (BTF) in August 2007 when Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Kevin C. Rhoades
Kevin Carl Rhoades is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the ninth Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, having served as Bishop of Harrisburg from 2004 to 2009.-Early life:...
directed him to stop using the word "Catholic" in his organization's name. The name was then changed to The Bellarmine Report in 2011.
The Bellarmine Report is a "subsidiary" of "CAI Publishing, Inc." which is registered as a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. CAI Publishing's board of directors is composed of Mark Wyatt (director, president), Maureen Sungenis (director, vice president, treasurer, secretary), John Schmieding (director) and Rick Delano (director). Laurence Gonzaga is CAI Publishing's Media Director.
See a review of CAI by Catholic Culture here and Catholics United for the Faith here