Does Ridicule Have a Place in Catholic Discourse?
Last week I commented on the blog of a popular Catholic apologist when he seemed to ridicule Vice President Biden. Though it appears I misunderstood his blog post, the comment began a brief discussion about the place of ridicule in public discourse. I wrote, “I’d like Biden out of office, too, but not by ridiculing him out. Let’s raise our level of discourse and not lose our souls to gain the whole world.” Here is what he had to say in response: …I guess I have to disagree...