I came a cross this while reading featured questions, but didn't know what that meant. Is it sort of what Pope John Paul II did to apologize for Catholic Church backed slavery?
2006-09-03 15:15:09 · 13 answers · asked by ScareBear 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
An Apologist is one who defends a cause or belief.
See the link below.
2006-09-03 15:18:56 · answer #1 · answered by Malika 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Catholic apologists are defenders of the Doctrine of the Faith. They incorporate reason and logic along with Church Documentations to defend the integrity of the Catholic Church against all irrational slander and libel.
Apologists are good at answering honest questions from those who are just curious about the Catholic, as opposed to those who are looking for a debate.
Some might accuse Catholic apologists of being stubbornly "confrontational".
Stubbirn, well yeah. Given the very nature of what they do, they have to be stubborn.
Confrontational? No, so long as the apologist remembers he is a defender, meaning not to go on the offensive.
2006-09-04 03:04:40 · answer #2 · answered by Daver 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apologist in ancient terms meant defender.
So a Catholic Apologist is a Defender of the Faith.
Pope John Paul II was a simple man with a great heart for justice, forgiveness, and love for Jesus Christ.
2006-09-03 15:25:42 · answer #3 · answered by Lives7 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
An apologist in any religion is a person who tries to explain the religions stance on a certain subject. John Paul II was a Catholic apologist, but not because he apologized for anything.
2006-09-03 15:18:35 · answer #4 · answered by V 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
an apologist is someone engaged in apologetics, the area of theology concerned with the proof and defense of a religion. A Catholic apologist is someone that defends Catholicism and provides evidence for the truth of its doctrines and traditions.
2006-09-03 15:21:27 · answer #5 · answered by Anthony M 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No, a catholic apologist is a person who explains the catholic faith to those who may not understand it. Examples include, Tim Staples, Jimmy Akin, Carl Olson, and Karl Keating. Try www.catholic.answers.com
2006-09-03 15:22:38 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
No a Catholic apologist is really just the opposite of that. They are defenders of the Catholic faith who try to come up with intellectual arguments to back up their faith.
2006-09-03 15:17:23 · answer #7 · answered by Kev 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
In the context you ask about "apologist" does not mean the same thing as "one who apologizes," but someone who explains or clarifies some aspect of doctrine.
2006-09-03 17:02:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
an apology is a defense offered in a debate. so, a catholic apologist would be a catholic (most likely), who defends their faith (usually with words) from attack
2006-09-03 15:22:22 · answer #9 · answered by lrw 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Popes apology was an apology.
Aplogetics is the reasons and defense of the Catholic faith. Its almost like saying, "Sorry, but *this* is what we believe...." when someone is incorrect about doctrine, etc.
2006-09-03 15:20:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋