Why Doesn’t Chuck Colson Just Become Catholic?
He reads the Ignatius Insight Blog and quotes it in his commentary on The Golden Compass.
Since there are a lot of people reading this post, I should expand on my question. Chuck Colson has had an unhealthy fascination with Catholic stuff for YEARS. My aunt even wrote to him after a talk he gave asking him to just get it over with and convert. Don’t believe that he has one foot in the Tiber? Here’s some proof:
- He really likes Mother Teresa.
- He praises St. Patrick and even refers to him as a “saint.“
- He has frequently referred to other saints in commentaries and also frequently talks about Pope John Paul II very positively.
I know it’s not concrete proof that he’s looking across the river but it certainly is a hopeful sign.
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December 7th, 2007 at 2:02 pm
If I remember correctly, his wife is Catholic.
December 7th, 2007 at 9:24 pm
Oh
December 8th, 2007 at 1:58 am
Also, like Pat Robertson, Colson probably has a lot of Catholic supporters for :Prison Fellowship. Hopefully, more! Plus a lot of Catholic volunteers going into the prisons. I guess we can just say he’s “kissing cousins,” eh?
December 8th, 2007 at 6:27 am
I say it’s a matter of time.
December 11th, 2007 at 9:17 pm
Chuck Colson is one of a huge army of evangelical Protestants who long for Christian unity. I’m another one. I think almost any Protestant who gets above a certain educational level, achieves a certain awareness of church history, etc., and is primarily loyal to Christ and the Bible rather than to some sectarian cause, develops this “unhealthy fascination.” Being a post-Reformation Christian is a lot like having divorced parents — no matter where you go, you’re not home.
Note in particular that Colson has no interest in leading a sect. That makes him very different from megachurch pastors and TV personalities.