What Catholic Answers Live needs

[piety101]

Most of the time Catholic Answers present a one sided view, which I do agree with, but the telecast should have a one hour radio show once a week called “Let’s talk about it” and allow ANYONE to present their religious views and voice their opinion, on why they feel the Catholic faith is wrong. Then the host of the program can address the caller’s objection right there and a more balanced discussion can be given to the radio audience.

                                 God knows, Protestant radio hosts such as the "Bible Answer Man" is guilty of this one sided format. Calls are usually screened ahead of time to make sure the host sounds like he is "Mr Know it all". 

                                  I believe Catholic Answers could reach out more to our separated brethren in a more constructive manner this way. But you would also run across some Catholic bashers as well. But isn't this exactly what St Ignatius of Antioch and St Justin the Martyr also ran across in their day? Ignatius confronted the Gnostics and Justin the Platonian philosophers.

 

[DeFide]

piety101:

Most of the time Catholic Answers present a one sided view, which I do agree with, but the telecast should have a one hour radio show once a week called “Let’s talk about it” and allow ANYONE to present their religious views and voice their opinion, on why they feel the Catholic faith is wrong. Then the host of the program can address the caller’s objection right there and a more balanced discussion can be given to the radio audience.

God knows, Protestant radio hosts such as the “Bible Answer Man” is guilty of this one sided format. Calls are usually screened ahead of time to make sure the host sounds like he is “Mr Know it all”.

I believe Catholic Answers could reach out more to our separated brethren in a more constructive manner this way. But you would also run across some Catholic bashers as well. But isn’t this exactly what St Ignatius of Antioch and St Justin the Martyr also ran across in their day? Ignatius confronted the Gnostics and Justin the Platonian philosophers.

It seems like this is already accomplished as non-Catholics are welcome to call and ask the toughest questions they can think of.

 

[Fidelis]

DeFide:

It seems like this is already accomplished as non-Catholics are welcome to call and ask the toughest questions they can think of.

I agree. In fact, I sometimes wish they would sometimes screen their calls more carefully, as a lot of anti-Catholic cranks seem to make it on the air and waste valuable broadcast time with irrelvant and off-topic rants. The staff always treats them with charity and patience, more than I would have, I’m ashamed to admit.

 

[RSiscoe]

Fidelis:

I agree. In fact, I sometimes wish they would sometimes screen their calls more carefully, as a lot of anti-Catholic cranks seem to make it on the air and waste valuable broadcast time with irrelvant and off-topic rants. The staff always treats them with charity and patience, more than I would have, I’m ashamed to admit.

Sometimes the “charity and patience” towards anti-Catholics irritates me. When someone who is hostile towards the Catholic Church calls in, they should take a lesson from Jesus and John the Baptist, and respond the way they did to the Pharisees. I think it would be very “charitable” to refute those heretics sharply. It would also rally the Catholics who are listening; and we could certainly use a little more “militancy” in the Church today.