I cover a wide variety of subjects here on the Council of Trend, and I've engaged in debates and dialogues on many different topics related to the faith.

But that doesn't mean that every topic I discuss on this channel is something I'm interested in publicly debating.

So in today's episode, I'm going to explain what I will and won't debate.

Part of my decision to be limited in what I debate is rooted in the limited mission of the Council of Trent.

My goal is to help people see the truth, goodness, and beauty of the Catholic faith.

So I focus on defending its foundational truth like God's existence, Christ divinity, the authority of the church,

and the truth of Catholic doctrine, including its moral teachings.

Now, some people imagine that a Catholic

apologist is just a Catholic with an answer for everything. That's not what I want to be. For example,

I usually don't engage in commentary on church politics or the news in general unless it relates to a

major church teaching, like how the presidential debates related to defending

church teaching on the issue of abortion. But in other cases like the Olympics mocking Christianity,

I might not say anything if other commenters have already said what I'd say anyway. That doesn't

mean every topic I discuss is going to be strictly about apologetics. Sometimes I notice there is something bad

within the Catholic or greater Christian community that harms our witness and even people's souls,

and so I might address it, such as the episodes I've done on Red Pill ideology. Or there may be

arguments Catholics are making which are really weak and could cause scandal, like my episode

on bad Young Earth

creationism arguments. But in general, I want to focus on defending and sharing the Catholic

faith. And this also applies to my decision to engage in public dialogues and debates.

My goal in these exchanges is to help people see the truth of Catholicism or the flaws in

some other competing worldview.

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