The part Father Martin doesn't (can't) say out loud

Writing at The Catholic Herald, I look at Father James Martin's subtle undermining of Catholic teaching not so much through what he says, but through what he deliberately leaves out.

Others have described [Martin] as “going right up to the line, and never crossing it.” This is a fair metaphor, but not completely accurate. Martin frames his arguments in a way that seems compelling, not only emotionally but logically. The key, however, is that there’s always one element left unsaid; one point deliberately evaded in order for the logic to inhere. If the unsaid thing were introduced, the argument would fall apart.

Read the whole thing here.