“It’s the very definition of insanity to go on posting in an open forum.”
No, I’d say it’s just normal human need for antithesis. Without it there is no tension, no challenge, no testing. One could use the Caucus label, but show me one such thread that’s gone upwards of 2000 replies. Takes two to tango.
Arguing against Marian dogma is a trap, IMO. Very easy to be seen as discounting the actual Mary vs. the fabricated version.
Oh, please. The argument has to be intelligent on both sides. If you think anti-Catholics posting quotes from Dan Brown novels and pictures from The Exorcist is “tension and challenge,” I have the proverbial bridge in Bk’lyn to sell you.