When ex-Catholics misrepresent Church doctrine

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Roy5 said:
Speaking of Scott Hahn, my own impression is that he is a motor-mouth! I guess I have a problem with anyone who has such ready and precise answers to complex ultimate questions. Over the years I have come to the conclusion that we need to walk by faith and not by knowledge - as scripture says. So when anyone is so dogmatic as Hahn seems to me, I turn elswhere.
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 That also is true sometimes of the Women of Grace program - well, some of its guests. The ranting against the Masons, for example, is silly and outdated. We can disagree with the Masons but to depict them as some sort of demonic force just increases suspicion of Catholicism. Sounds like paranoia.
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I would disagree with your assessment of Dr. Hahn. I think he is a wonderful, caring and intelligent man and he is quite able to express church doctrine in a concise way. I would definitely not say he is a motor-mouth.
I would also disagree with you on your interpretation of 2 Corinthians. Faith and knowledge are not mutually exclusive, in fact, when they are we have a problem. Either our theology or rationality is underdeveloped, debate ensues (including a possibly ecumenical council), and eventually the issued is solved. That’s the Catholic way! Catholics are most certainly not fideist either, like some protestants. Theology and philosophy are wonderful tools for us Catholics to describe and learn about our faith.
My only concern with Dr. Hahn, Fr. Corapi and some other personalities is their idea that everything is black and white. But that is another topic and we’re already going into too many anecdotal side comments. Thank God that those two men who are living their vocation though. And not just them; I’ve learned so much from so many people on EWTN.
I guess what I’m trying to convey is the following. Fr. Corapi’s RCIA series is a great tool to expose any misconceptions a former Catholic might have about the Church’s beliefs or faith. When a former Catholic says something that is incorrect and you are unsure of the answer, EWTN is a great resource tool to show to your audience. If you and a former Catholic are arguing over some aspect of the Church’s teaching, EWTN is a great resource tool to back you up or possibly prove you wrong.
However, I wouldn’t say EWTN has pinned down the best way to evangelize for the purpose of conversion.
 
Saint_Macarius said:
Although I love EWTN programing, one of my major concerns with the network is that it is too Catholic. What I mean by that is how we Catholics tend to be so definite in what we know is truth (and thank God for it!). I never realized this until one of my protestant friends pointed it out to me. Us Catholics (and also the Orthodox churches I might add too) can sometimes sound like lawyers sometimes, and this can be a turn off to many non-Catholics. The Calvanists one sees on television seem to be very good at dumbing down theology to the average ignorant layman and thus seem more approachable than say Scott Hahn.
That being said, I don’t think I would want to change EWTN. I just don’t think EWTN is the best starting place for (at least initial) evangelization.
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I gotta disagree.

EWTN is a Catholic network for Catholics.

If Catholics can’t get Catholic information from EWTN, where will they go? There are plenty of watered down Catholic outlets for nominal Catholics.

God bless Mother Angelica and EWTN!!!
 
mark_a said:
I gotta disagree.

EWTN is a Catholic network for Catholics.

If Catholics can’t get Catholic information from EWTN, where will they go? There are plenty of watered down Catholic outlets for nominal Catholics.

God bless Mother Angelica and EWTN!!!
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I believe you misread my post.
 
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