![]() In time the moderation was drastically scaled back as well. The aggressive Forum Policies which previously created a common ground within the community had slowly disappeared. ![]() ![]() Perhaps it had to do with a radical update to new forum software 1-2 years ago, which completely altered the CAF look and feel:īut some say that the rot set in even prior to that, with a gradually severe drop in the community confidence (perhaps due to the new pontificate of Francis). We are only growing, while they (at least the forums) are shutting down. Perhaps this was an artifact of Pope Benedict's worldwide programme, but the confidence was palpable.Īnd yet here we are today. Folks who stepped out of line were immediately banned. Looking at them you could see lots of threads on difficult questions expertly answered by knowledgeable people piety being supported with encouraging threads and RC devotional groups threads of conversions into Roman Catholicism appeared on a regular basis. It is difficult to convey just how strong was the impression of strength of that community to the outside world. Pay attention to the "currently active users" at the bottom. One of their biggest ministries was their Catholic Answers Forums, an impressive outpost that very robustly promoted Roman Catholic values, in a visually attractive format, with a vast a community of thousands of people, and countless topics and discussions: ![]() We had just began publishing our first books, perhaps the Articles of Religion, the 1604 Canons, or Jewel's Apology and looking at the Internet landscape we saw, a veteran multi-million dollar organization established decades earlier. I wanted to share this with all of you, because the CAForums were an inspiration for launching the Anglican Forums, back in 2013 or 2012 or whenever that was in the mists of time. The Catholic Answers Forums are shutting down: ![]()
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