Aww, I guess that was your cue to wail about persecution. Spare me the drama. And who's this "them"? Like I said, I'm a cradle Catholic.

This whole digression began when I challenged your assertion that "The martyr must have died specifically for being Catholic."

Edith Stein wasn't gassed "specifically" for being Catholic. That is false. She died "specifically" for being Jewish. It is indeed the mark of a fanatic to deny the plain facts in defense of, not even a point of theological conviction, but of a religious institution.

If anything, Stein was a Jewish martyr, as was the Christ.