It’s a question many ask after reading anything written by C.S. Lewis: Why wasn’t this guy a Catholic? In fact, many Catholics actually mistakenly believe he was a Catholic because of just how Catholic his beliefs were. And indeed, when reading C.S. Lewis one gets the very obvioius feeling that he is essentially arguing for the teachings of the Catholic Church. It’s a pesky annoyance among many protestants who also hold C.S. Lewis in such high regard.
But there is no denying it. The man was far closer to being a Catholic than to being any kind of “main-stream” protestant of today. He was essentially a part of the group of Anglicans in recent news who are on the verge of reunification with the Catholic Church. And personally, I think the man would have probably converted to Catholicism eventually anyway – even without this latest change in Apostolic Constitution. [Keep Reading]
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Welcome to Fallible Blogma! Matthew Warner is a Catholic blogger, speaker and founder of flockNote.com, TweetCatholic.com and QuoteCatholic.com. He was named one of the Top Ten Most Fascinating Catholics of 2009 and also blogs about New Media for the National Catholic Register. [less]