[Resettozero]

Hey, it's all great as defense mechanism, to keep issues from being fully examined -- sort-of like porcupine quills, odoriferous skunk spray, or the brightly colored barbs of lion-fish and similar serve to deter closer inspection for those creatures.

But for conversation wherein those not already convinced and accepting of many of the premises held by "Catholics" in regards to what the Church truly is, what history and scripture both can illuminate for us, what these so-called "Protestants" believe and practice, those mechanisms (of both attack and defense) preclude simple conversation, and certainly anything approaching neutral discussion which could be fair to all parties.

Thanks for stickin' up for me!

Obfuscation is the preferred tactic when there is no valid argument. Nothing is then verifiable to anyone satisfactorily. Keeps the blinded in the dark, all they while believing they are the only ones who see.

"Squirrel"!!

[Elsie]

Bright object!