[DarkSavant]

That is generally the tactic of the anti-Catholic. Never acknowledge that they are wrong, just move on to the next attack until they find something that the Catholic cannot answer. Usually it ends with some obscure Pope from the 7th century that no one knows about.

That does have the ring of truth, doesn't it?

I need to learn to punt earlier and pray more.

Saw a lot of this last week. On top of that, usually one of them pings all their friends and then they gang up and try to subdue the Catholic with sheer mass of replies.

[MarkBsnr]

Well, when you’re right and on the side of good, it stirs up a lot of ill feeling. When the foundations of one’s beliefs are sloppily built sand, it’s easier to attack than to defend.

We have been blessed (and burdened) with carrying the One Holy Catholic and Apostolic Church to all humanity. throughout history. It is our lot. And, in part, it is how we will be judged by Him. We are not judged by the opposition we are subjected to; we are judged by how we meet (and possibly convert) the opposition.

[Campion]

That is generally the tactic of the anti-Catholic. Never acknowledge that they are wrong, just move on to the next attack until they find something that the Catholic cannot answer.

The author is absolutely right on here, as he is throughout this excellent piece.

The behavior pattern he describes arises because the anti-Catholic ideologue is operating according to an "Inspector Javert" methodology ... the question is not whether the suspect (the Catholic Church) is guilty -- that has already been decided in the affirmative -- the question is simply what evidence can be made to "stick".