This is a Michael Lofton appreciation post. For those of you who are not familiar with him or his YouTube channel, Reason and Theology, Lofton is a convert to Catholicism and a graduate student in theology from Louisiana who has undergone a journey of understanding since he first entered the Church a little over a decade ago.

Having been a self-described “radical traditionalist” in the past, a few years ago Lofton began to study how the Catholic Church understands concepts like ecclesiology, authority, Magisterium, and development of doctrine. He has undergone a process of conversion as his eyes have opened to the contradictions and inconsistencies that undergird the reactionary Catholic and traditionalist movements. I’ve been impressed by the charity, humility, and intellectual honesty he’s shown when engaging in apologetics and interviewing others on his YouTube channel.

Even though he and I have differences of opinion about various issues (he tends to be much more critical of Pope Francis on prudential matters than I am, for example), I respect him as a sincere Catholic who is deeply concerned about clarity and truth.

Over the past week, he’s done great work in dispelling the lies that have been spread about Pope Francis’s teaching, Cardinal Fernandez, and the Synod. He’s taken the time to explain these matters clearly for Catholics who care about the truth.

He’s been able to respond to these controversies much faster than we have at WPI. (We have some articles coming,...

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