For the following reasons;
1) Determined trolls, have in recent memory, re-posted caucus threads without the "caucus" label and discussed the issue anyway.
2) The naysaying ultimately works to our advantage. On any given day, throwing mud at the Catholic Church can impress the gullible but when it is repeated daily over a prolonged period, the negativity, bitterness and obsession becomes difficult to hide and is a major turn off for the neutrals. A spoon full of honey attracts more flies than a barrel full of vinegar, as St. Francis de Sales once said. Let them run their mouths. They're harming themselves principally.
3) We ought to be adult enough to handle it. As Catholics, we need to be able to engage the flamethrowers and flak-originators head on and counter their lies, distortions, half-truths and kooky ideas.
4) It's good for us. A little pain is good for the soul.
5) Shutting out the incorrigible naysayers only invigorates them and makes them more rabid in the long run. It heightens their urge to attack and fuels their already deranged "Catholic conspiracy" theories.
Outstanding post!
True. Most lurkers recognize monomania for the pathology it truly is. We need not worry ourselves if every lie and falsehood is not addressed or corrected on every threads. God brings good out of evil, and the devil knows the right address, and will use any willing accomplice to carry out his attacks on Christ's True Church. Their constant attacks are more than adequate proof of this.
Well said. I agree with each point.