Face Off with an Ex-Priest

An ex-priest takes on a Catholic apologist. What could go wrong?

Bart Brewer once was a Catholic priest. Then he "unpoped" and became a Baptist. For years he led a ministry dedicated to bringing Catholics into "real" Christianity. He went around the country regaling Fundamentalist crowds with what purported to be the inside story of the Church of Rome. Then he made the mistake of agreeing to debate a Catholic apologist.

The topic was "Is the Roman Catholic Church Christian?" Brewer gave a firm "No." He warned the audience darkly about "Papist" errors. He argued for sola scriptura and against Catholic teachings. The hall shook with his rhetoric, but the result was not quite what he had hoped for.

Karl Keating is the author of Catholicism and Fundamentalism, Booked for Life: The Bibliographic Memoir of an Accidental Apologist, The New Geocentrists, the How to Fail at Hiking series, and other works. His avocations include backpacking, studying languages, and playing the baroque mandolino. His author website is karlkeating.com.