Yes, why should the heretic have the right to remain silent! If he speaks truth the good doctors of the holy mother church will surely update their theological arguments accordingly and if not, well why is he risking his immortal soul by relying only on his feeble and fallible mind?
We’re not discussing anyone’s right to remain silent. The objection is to a heretic’s tendency to announce himself as a heretic without mentioning any doctrinal specifics, then run away giggling.
Yes, why should the heretic have the right to remain silent! If he speaks truth the good doctors of the holy mother church will surely update their theological arguments accordingly and if not, well why is he risking his immortal soul by relying only on his feeble and fallible mind?
We’re not discussing anyone’s right to remain silent. The objection is to a heretic’s tendency to announce himself as a heretic without mentioning any doctrinal specifics, then run away giggling.