"When I see a person hasty and violent, harsh and high-minded, careless of what others feel and disdainful of what they think -- when I see such a one proceeding to inquire into religious subjects, I am sure beforehand that he cannot go right -- he will not be led into all the truth -- it is contrary to the nature of things and the experience of the world that he should find what he is seeking."I should say the same were he seeking to find out what to believe or to do in any other matter not religious, but especially in such an important and solemn inquiry; for the fear of the Lord (humbleness, teachableness, reverence towards Him) is the very beginning of wisdom, as Solomon tells us; it leads us to think over things modestly and humbly, to examine patiently, to bear doubt and uncertainty, to wait perseveringly for an increase of light, to be slow to speak, and to be deliberate in deciding."(John Henry Newman, "Inward Witness to the Truth of the Gospel," Parochial and Plain Sermons, vol VII)Holy Hilary, patron of bloggers, pray for us!