[Aquinasfan]

Found this on the EWTN Q&A section:

Only Jesus Saves
Question from Steve on 11-19-2001:

I was in a Catholic chatroom posting bible quotes in a debate with a "Born Again" type proponent, and several Catholics in the room told me to stop quoting the bible like a Protestant and ignore those who come into the room challenging the Catholic faith. They told me Jesus alone saves and I should leave it to him. I was very disppointed and did not have any good repsonse. They also told me when Mormans and Jehovah's witnesses come to my door, I should ignore them too because my attempts to convert them is the job of Jesus and not me.

Answer by Catholic Answers on 11-19-2001:

Keep speaking the truth in love. Christ uses us, if we are willing, to introduce others to himself. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says, "Lay people also fulfill their prophetic mission by evangelization, 'that is, the proclamation of Christ by word and the testimony of life.' For lay people, 'this evangelization . . . acquires a specific property and peculiar efficacy because it is accomplished in the ordinary circumstances of the world.'This witness of life, however, is not the sole element in the apostolate; the true apostle is on the lookout for occasions of announcing Christ by word, either to unbelievers . . . or to the faithful" (§905).

Jan Wakelin Catholic Answers

[stuartcr]

You're just now wondering if Freepers want to win souls or debates?

[WIMom]

The discussions on ALL religion threads turn into ugly flame wars, therefore, I do not participate. This thread is a prime example.

[Claud]

you know the type, starts out as a thread of interest to Catholic freepers, then turns into the standard anti-Catholic posts with attempts to defend the faith by the regular Catholic Apologists here)

I believe so yes. I think it will ever happen thus, proud2bRC. The nature of the thing we are defending demands it. I was very heartened by those "conversion" posts you put up, though.

Hmmm...makes me think, perhaps we need to put together a sort of Pax Christi

[Claud]

sorry.. premature posting. What I meant to say was maybe we need a sort of Dominican order of Free Republic... some hammers against heresy--Albigensian or whatever.

Pax Christi

[WindMinstrel]

It took me 8 years to swim the Tiber. During that time I spent a lot of time on Usenet groups trying to cut down the Catholic faith. In my ultimate failure (and with a lot of Grace) I finally realized I couldn't. Yes, I was as offensive in my posts as the anti-Catholic zealots here at FR.

In short, keep up the good work.

Pax