BTW, Do all "Open Catholic" threads start out this contentiously?
No they usually start out quite civil and then by about post #20, the Catholic bashers show up and change the subject.
I find it intriguing that you see anyone who disagrees with your beliefs, or points out historical truth/inconsistency as bashers. Yet you don't view yourselves in the same manner when the roles are reversed. A bit of an elitist air, I'd say!
Considering that there are roughly 500 Cathnlic threads per week, that is a miniscule percentage of the Catholic threads. No matter what subject a protestant posts, there are the usual gang of Catholic posters that come on and turn it into a Catholic/Protestant war thread.
It's a two way street wagglebee.