[Frumanchu]

I would agree that some do indeed simply throw out arguments against Catholics without having actually taken the time to closely examine their beliefs. I tend to tread lightly in areas I have not spent time examining precisely because I do not wish to speak so strongly against something I may not have a firm grasp on.

That said, I stand very firmly grounded in the doctrines of the Reformed faith and it is equally irritating when I see others condemn something they clearly do not have a firm grasp of. Such is the case with some of the comments in the original article and in some of the responses following.

[Huber]

That said, I stand very firmly grounded in the doctrines of the Reformed faith and it is equally irritating when I see others condemn something they clearly do not have a firm grasp of. Such is the case with some of the comments in the original article and in some of the responses following.

Unfortunately there is much guilt to go around among defenders of both Catholic and Reformed doctrine. There are possibly more posters who are engaged in sincere and inquisitive discource, but these voices often seem overwhelmed by those involved in theology baiting and name calling, much of it based on ignorance ("Calvinism is intellectually lazy", "Catholics believe that Mary is the redeemer", etc.)

Converted protestants often make the best Catholics (Fr. Neuhaus, Cardinal Newman, etc.) I'm not sure that the same would hold true in the other direction since the days of the original reformers.