“The fact is that I chose to suggest the EB since it is a secular source and does not have an axe to grind for or against either Shaff or the Catholic Church.”
The EB has its own biases and presuppositions. As I pointed out, there are not sources that do not have their own issues that color how they interpret and weigh history.
“That is what is called unbiased.”
You are incorrect... or naive.
“And after reading what others have said about your source I am completely justified.”
You may consider yourself whatever you wish. I only wish for you that you would allow yourself to think, instead of react.
In the meantime, I will continue my search for a *single* Catholic who can and will allow themselves to think. Who won’t wet themselves when asked to use their mind beyond repeating slogans. I used to have a Catholic friend here who would do so extraordinarily well. We regularly prayed for each other. Unfortunately, he died. At the time, I didn’t understand how rare that would be.
I have a relative by marriage who teaches at a Catholic Seminary. When we first met and I asked him what he did, he said, “I teach at a Catholic Seminary and I’m a Catholic Intellectual - something of an oxymoron.” I now understand what he meant.
Honestly, which source is less biased; Schaff or the Encyclopedia Britannica?