Mr. Keating....Answer this please

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Because his webmaster is incompetent 😛

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This is just a guess… but perhaps these people are looking to argue and not seeking the truth. Any debate would be an exercise in vanity.
 
Just because Mr. Keating is the founder and president of Catholic Answers doesn’t mean that he is the best choice for a debate. We all have different gifts and I think Mr. Keating realizes that at the present time there are other Catholics who can do just as good or possibly even a better job debating the Catholic position than he can. Personally, I think Mr. Keating is acting prudently.
 
There is a huge difference between being able to discuss your religious beliefs and debating them. You could know more about the Catholic faith than the Pope, but that doesn’t mean you can present that information in that type of manner. There are debate clubs that practice it all the time and even the presidential candidates receive extensive coaching before a debate.

Also, what would be the point? Have it in front of an auditorium full of people that are trying to change religions or are trying to find God?

The article said Catholic views were trying to be presented at a presentation of a prominent speaker. They didn’t feel like debating it then?

Sounds just like they are trying to pick a fight and make others look bad.
 
Their arguments are going to be no better then their “website”. Why should Mr. Keating waste his time answering 5 year attacks? We need to focus on what is happening today and not be distracted.
 
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Their arguments are going to be no better then their “website”. Why should Mr. Keating waste his time answering 5 year attacks? We need to focus on what is happening today and not be distracted.
I see two sides of this coin.
The fundraising efforts continue at Catholic Answers… can’t operate without income, and let’s face it, CA does a whole lot more than A&O . I get lots of requests for the “crisis of the week” at CA. Some I feel like helping on, most I pass on. I subscribe to This Rock, and purchase of fair amount of material… not so much to support CA, but to broaden my knowledge. So I do support CA, and encourage them to exercise their apologetic talents everywhere and always.

However, debates are not the way. Discussions are. And there are many good, nay great, apologists who can “handle” James White. Fr Pacwa is not one of them. I don’t think Mr Keating is either. Let him administrate. Let him write (most is good, some seems to stem from personal agenda ). James White will not win anything when he centers his arguments away from the fullness of the Catholic Church. He is an anti-Catholic both by choice and by upbringing. We did not see in the original post any mention of the offers made to Jame White to debate on topics and with Catholic Apologists which he has ignored. He is beginning to know his limitations and to recognize that we Catholics aren’t lying down any more.

After 2000 years, the Catholic Church is still discussing and developing in the faith. We have a whole lot less time on earth, so get busy and start learning. Leave James White to the pros.

MrS
 
I suppose…I came across this website as I was looking for information about what has happened to Robert Sungenis since I was reading his book Not by Scripture Alone.

How did Akin do against White? I am waiting for the debate to arrive that I bought from CA.
 
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I suppose…I came across this website as I was looking for information about what has happened to Robert Sungenis since I was reading his book Not by Scripture Alone.

How did Akin do against White? I am waiting for the debate to arrive that I bought from CA.
You will enjoy. James/Jimmy Akin is pretty good… good enough for White that is.

Sungenis had his site redeigned again, but it is still at
www.catholicintl.com

Want to buy a good, great book? Pick up his first volume of the Apologetic Study Bible… on Matthew.

MrS
 
I have never seen this James White perform,but i am clever enough to know that some people are very good at twisting words.If you are not skilled enough for that,you should avoid debating with them.Another dodge is to shout you down,ensure that the Moderators are favourable to them and,of course,pack the audience with people who will applaud everything they say.
Having said that,i think we need to find someone who is able enough for that kind of debate.Otherwise,they are going to say
we cannot convey the Truth.
James White’s people seem to say that they have a smaller budget than Catholic Answers.That’s surprising,considering there are 200 million+ in the U.S.A.who are not catholics.That suggests that all these people are not buying James White’s
message.He would be better spending his time trying to get his own beliefs across to them,rather than spending his time knocking the Catholic Faith.Sometimes i feel that these people think,“if we rubbish the Catholic Church,their adherents will come straight over to us”.It does not occur to them that people
might just become irreligious and not even make good atheists.
 
I might be wrong on this, but I am pretty sure I am not.

If James White wants to debate anyone about Catholocism, he needs to talk to his sister who converted to the Faith.

By the way, if anyone has not listened to the “Bible Answer Man Debate” between Aiken and White, you need to. James White shows his lack of understanding the Catholic Faith. :banghead:
 
I would echo MrS’s recommendation on the Study Bible on Matthew that Robert Sungenis put out. It is really excellant - full of apologetics, quotes from the Fathers, etc.- woth it to anyone seriously interested in apologetic Bible study, and orthodox as well. I can’t wait until next year’s volume - which he says will be on Romans and Galatians. He also has debated James White on occasion - there may be something on his web-site about when and how.

MBS1
 
What’s next the United Way is going ot call out the Red Cross on its money raising practices? Suffice to say I smell an agenda here. If we were getting this from a third party not at all interested in relgion it might be valid but I don’t think thats the case here.

These are competettive organziations and it is reasonable to conclude the Catholic Anwers is geared to reach a broder audience as Catholics are still America’s largest denominations.
Even James WHite would acknowledge he appeals to a small number of people the number of Reformed Baptist aren’t extremly large. His big sellers are anti-catholic books. The only thing that gives him a big audience is the disdain a lot of protestants have for Catholic teachings. But when he writes on subjects that divide that fan base say Predestination (White is a proponent) verses free will something most evangeliclas espouse. Those books are small sellers and reflect his core fan base
White is one man show at his organiztion keating is one face among many he includes many guests and special guest and a wide outreach in a variety of ways. There are many considerations that such a slanted article would never include. I know I wouldn’t want to debate my financial decisions in public. I do nothing illegal but something that doesn’t make sense on paper is done for long range consideration. This is a cheap shot by a guy who is jealous of another man’s success.
 
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