That is a good one. I think where he went south was his condemnation of beliefs different from his. I mean, we all do it to one degree or another, but he made a living doing it.
I’m about as anti-catholic as you can get, while still believing some Catholics are Christian, but I have a hard time with “the death cookie” stuff. It’s kind of over the top and I don’t understand how the message can cause “positive” actions from anyone, other than a Catholic that is already thinking of leaving the church. That’s because if someone is not already thinking of leaving, they will actually bristle at his message and more closely embrace the Catholic church.
And those that hate Catholicism already can get wrapped up in this “hatred of churches not not yours” message, which Jesus clearly teaches against.
Someone who want to go about doing that must absolutely make sure that he knows what those "different from his own" beliefs actually are. "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor." One who sets up his neighbors beliefs, as a prelude to arguing against them, has an absolute moral obligation before God to get them right.
HMMMmmm...
I've read FR Catholics state quite firmly that if we Prots do NOT believe that the host is the ACTUAL BODY OF CHRIST then we have no live in us.
And they use Scripture to 'prove' their point!