An Afterthought

In my previous post I mentioned that Cardinal Kasper is addressing a seminar on the challenge of Pentecostalism and it just occurred to me that this is actually pointless because the meeting of the Holy Father with representatives of new movements on Whitsunday included many of that persuasion. This would imply the Church has extended an open embrace to them and really has no fears, else they would not have been invited.

On a related matter, why is evangelisation often reduced to merely sharing your faith and quite often just how it makes you feel, instead of engaging others in the kind of lively debate for which Catholics of the past were renowned, such as the Catholic Evidence Guild? I know that people today regard religion as entirely personal and practical, yet that is no excuse for not challenging them to use their intellect.