But the John O’Brien quote was the topic of discussion. Why evade checking it out for validity, since you say you watched the video and part of the second one?
I say it is very important for every Roman Catholic to know whether they agree or disagree with John O’Brien’s quote. because he has brought so much to the table as an officially-approved spokesman for the RCC.
Still am curious why you refuse to say whether you believe O’Brien’s statement is what you believe or not. I do not believe it.
I have been around long enough to see people with agendas "quote" things out of context to further their own ends.
Let me give you an example: Several years ago a non-Catholic came to a site I was moderating claiming that Augustine did not believe in the Real Presence and presented a quote to back it up and even gave the citation for it.
It turned out that it was from Augustine's "Adverse Mani" and the citation she presented was actually Mani's words that Augustine quoted before he refuted them.
S once again I have learned not to take the word of someone that A) might have an agenda
B) Makes so many mistakes in describing Catholics belief.
If I ever have the opportunity to read the book for myself then I will be glad to comment on it.