Certainly! Pinging!
Welcome to Free Republic, Patrick! (When you talk to Hope next, please tell her I said "Hi!")
--Polycarp (Dr. Brian Kopp)
Beautiful sentiment. Rich and True.
Meaning no offense to anyone, Saint Francis of Assisi still said it best:
"Preach the Gospel at all times.
If absolutely necessary -- Use Words."
Welcome to Free Republic, Patrick Madrid. "Polycarp" is, I hope, a friend of mine. (actually, Dr. Kopp has done much more for the Pro-Life Movement than have I ever, especially in terms of nationally-published articles. I am just a run-a-the-mill OP layman. But we both served our time in support of Operation Rescue, a decade or more past)
That said, I have a question to ask you, Mr. Madrid:
I beg forgiveness for my mild curiosity, Mr. Madrid, but I can't help but ask -- aside from "cradle-Catholic" Karl Keating, does the Church of Rome have any intention of fielding a Major Lay Apologist who was NOT trained by the Presbyterian Church?
Because it seems to me as if virtually all of the Major Lay Apologists currently fielded by the Roman Church are, so to speak, "also-ran" Presbyterians. At least, judging by the list above. (who are, of course, EX-PRESBYTERIANS -- to a man).
All I know is that, having read the Debate Transcripts as a former National Collegiate Debater, it is my personal belief that Matatics is one of the most powerful Apologetic Debaters alive today. If I had to debate Akin or Hahn, I would require at least three weeks of uninterrupted prep-work to get back in shape. If I had to debate Matatics -- I would demand at least three months, and even then I'd be less-than-perfectly confident. If the Roman Catholic Church has denounced him, it's their loss -- and my gain, as a Protestant Apologist.
"Zealotry of the Convert" aside, why is it that the finest Lay Apologists in the Roman Catholic Church today are, almost uniformly, EX-Presbyterians?
Do you have something to teach us?
Or do we have something to teach you?
Best, OP