Testimony from Bill Gray about Tony's book:

 I have known about Dr. Pezzotta for about fifteen years, since a friend gave me an early manuscript of the now published book, Far From Rome, Near To God.  This book is the written testimonies of fifty Catholic priests who left Catholicism to join Protestant churches in spreading the full truth of Jesus Christ and His church.  In that early pre-publication manuscript, Dr. Pezzotta's testimony was the first --- and it immediately caught my eye, for it involved a Catholic priest and seminary leader/teacher who was born into a Catholic family in Italy, earned advanced degrees in Catholic Seminaries in Rome, England, Spain, and Germany --- and then spent ten years in the Philippines.

Ordained a priest in 1961, in 1964 he was assigned as Director of Schools and Seminaries, and as a Rector of Local Salesian Communities in the Philippines.  In 1974, after studying the Scriptures on his own, and through the testimony of Rev. Ernesto Montealegre, a Filipino Baptist pastor, Tony trusted Jesus Christ alone as Savior and Lord of his life --- and left Catholicism to join the Santa Cruz Baptist Church, where he was baptized on March 3, 1974.

In 2001, Dr. Pezzotta joined the Conservative Baptist Association of Southern California where he is currently serving as Director of Ethnic Ministries.

So, after feeling that I have known Tony Pezzotta for fifteen years, just two weeks ago I finally met him in person and heard him speak.  I was not disappointed.  He gave our sermon message that morning; then after fellowship (which in the Filipino churches always means good food plus good Christian camaraderie) Tony held a Question & Answer session for several hours, giving personal and Biblical answers to any and all questions.  One man stood and said, "I am a Catholic.  Am I sinning by coming to this (Baptist) church?"  Tony's brief answer was, "No" --- but, then he went on to address this man's question in more detail, as one who has been in his shoes and has found the Truth, and would like to help this man do the same --- an honest answer, not demeaning nor looking down upon this man for his Catholicism, but offering to personally share the Truth with him.

This is why I personally respect Dr. Anthony Pezzotta, and why I highly recommend his book Truth Encounter, Catholicism and the Holy Scriptures, with the subtitle, A Bible Study For Catholics.

 

The price of the book is $9 per copy (which includes shipping and handling in the United States --- shipment outside the United States will require a shipping cost).  You may contact CB Ministries to find more about the shipping costs.  A box contains thirty books if you or your church or ministry would like to make copies available to those in your fellowship.

This book would be a bargain at ten times that cost; for it gives an honest, loving answer to many questions that Catholics and non-Catholics alike probably have had at one time or another.

When you contact CB Southern California, you will want to also request the four page booklet/tract written by Dr. Pezzotta titled, Should I Leave My Church?  In this booklet/tract, the question is asked:  I am a Roman Catholic, but recently in a home Bible study I accepted Christ as my Saviour and Lord, and I know now that I am a born-again person, a child of God; I know that I have eternal life.  Soon I hope to follow Jesus in the witness of baptism.  Do you think I can stay in the Roman Catholic Church, or do you advise me to leave it?  Is it necessary or important for me to join an Evangelical church?

 if you have a need.