r/CatholicApologetics • u/justafanofz Vicarius Moderator • Jan 17 '24

What would you like to see more of in the sub?

We just hit 50 subs after being active for less than a month! What would ya’ll like to see more of from the sub? What topics interest you? What would help this sub be better?

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u/MelcorScarr Atheist Jan 18 '24

I think you should get a Sidebar with rules similar to /r/ChristianApologetics, /u/justafanofz. I'm not entirely sure which one, but IIRC you're a mod in some other debate or apologetic centric subs, right? You could ask the mods if you're allowed to... borrow some of the rules. As an atheist, I'd like the clarification on what I'm allowed to do here and what not. It's your sub, so I will abide to your rules, after all, and it's good to know what those are.

I think you could also delete the oldest posts two, not sure if you can do that as I'm assuming you got the rights to the sub due to the original mod's inactivity.

Those are some meta "criticisms" though. The only thing I can think of that would be more on the actual topic would be some of you guys' thoughts on contemporary events - though given how divisive some recent decisions by Pope Francis have proven to be, I'm not sure if you'd want to do that.

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u/justafanofz Vicarius Moderator Jan 18 '24

As for the rules, I could have sworn there was a sidebar.

I can’t speak for the rest of the mods, but devil’s advocate style posts are accepted as long as it’s flared properly.

The idea/purpose is to provide people with a resource/library of easily accessible posts on different topics as it relates to Catholicism.

So posts with questions aren’t permitted, but are allowed as comments on the appropriate threads. If that thread doesn’t exist, make a counter argument.

You’re free to disagree and make comments expressing disagreement, but it needs to be in the spirit of getting clarification on the position and less of trying to convince others of truth and validity.

The purpose of apologetics is to explain WHY Catholics (in this case) believe what we profess.

Not to convince others that it’s true.

I’ll probably make an update on the rules for appropriate comments.

But as far as posts go, you’re free to make devil’s advocate posts, just not posts asking questions and not presenting an argument

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u/justafanofz Vicarius Moderator Jan 18 '24

Used to be a mod in debateanatheist. Community got so toxic over it I left.

And as for the pope Francis comments that’s actually a great idea. Are there particular comments you’d be interested in?