When getting into conversations about salvation, especially with non-Christians, it’s typically difficult to navigate all the nuances that come with such a weighty subject. We fear that we may say the wrong thing, or somehow offend them, incurring outright rejection. It takes a great deal of prudence for a Catholic Christian to talk to a non-Christian, or even a non-Catholic Christian, about this subject. And when you happen to put a well-known Catholic and a political commentator in front of a wide audience, that propensity for misunderstanding comes to a head.
This is exactly what happened not too long ago in
