Stone & Incense Search
Start hereCurious, or no faithEvangelical, Pentecostal or ProtestantFrom another faithSomeone I love is CatholicBecoming CatholicI was Catholic once Today in the ChurchLibraryHard questionsVoices of the revivalTake the next stepAboutSources & methodSupport the site

Questions / Other faiths

What if we just disagree?

Church teaching

Answered on video by Bishop Robert Barron

Video: How to Disagree Well, Bishop Robert Barron, published May 25, 2020. Checked 10 October 2026. Loads from YouTube (privacy-enhanced mode) only when you press play. Watch on YouTube

In short: Then disagree well. Assume the best about each other’s words and keep talking. That’s straight from the Catechism. CCC 2478

The answer, in writing

Church teaching

Everyone should interpret a neighbor’s thoughts, words and deeds as favorably as possible. CCC 2478

Quoting St. Ignatius: every good Christian should be readier to give a favorable interpretation to another’s statement than to condemn it. CCC 2478

Our words

You can love someone and disagree about God. Keep the dinner table open.

Next step: Someone I love is Catholic

Honestly? The best answers come from people, not websites. Take the next step: find a parish near you

Related questions

Do Catholics believe in reincarnation? Catholic Answers · 6 minIs astrology a sin? The Thomistic Institute (Dominican friars) · 6 minWhy should one religion be right? Ascension Presents · 13 minWill they try to convert me? Ascension Presents · 7 min

Sources on this page

How we know · 1 Catechism paragraph
  1. Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 2478 (official text on vatican.va).

Stone & Incense restates Church teaching in plain words and cites every teaching claim. Our own wording is not an official Church text. Found a mistake? Report an errorCorrections.