Ok, I finally got the link to play for me - seems to have freed up once midnight passed. Firstly, you are correct, this video should not have been doing the rounds without the whole message. I don't like that either. That said, I am not scandalized by his comments nor consider them "blasphemy" (meaning contemptuous or profane speech or action concerning God or a sacred entity). I'm a convert myself, and I know how difficult it is to wrap your head around certain Catholic beliefs. They seem obvious to us as Catholics, but when you have been brought up differently - sola scripture - it can be difficult. It is interesting to notice though how direct and matter of fact and respectful he is about Catholicism - he lists three things that prevent him from embracing Catholicism: Papal infallibility, Mariology (Immaculate Conception/Assumption), and (to a lesser degree) transubstantiation; three very difficult concept to digest if you haven't been brought up with them. He says he cannot find scriptural evidence for these beliefs but ends with saying he is open to debate and has great respect for Catholics. This was all said, according to when the video was posted, one month ago.
Certainly he has not renounced protestantism at this point. However, there is still a noticeable shift towards Our Lady that grows as the weeks go by. His whole demeanor is not hostile, he is simply not yet convinced. I still believe it is possible that such an open soul died with the desire to be united to the true faith. It took seconds for me to embrace transubstantiation and become on fire for the Catholic faith. I was listening to a sermon on the topic when suddenly a wave of complete understanding elevated my mind. I went from believing to it being a memorial meal to KNOWING it was truly Christ, body, blood, soul and divinity. It was mind-blowing and changed my life. So yes, I still believe that anyone saying the rosary every day is not damned. Conversion can happen in an instance if you are open to it.
Kirk's own words, never publicly retracted, are, quite literally, damning evidence against him
"I find biblical evidence to show that Mary was sinful like all the rest of us.""I personally would not be able to enter into a faith that believes that anybody expect Jesus Christ our Lord was without sin."The fanfic regarding Kirks interior life you have been conjuring up in your mind and polluting these threads with holds no weight against his own public words and actions
Kirk's heretical views, publicly stated just one month ago:
Denial of papal infallibility
Denial of Immaculate Conception
Denial of Our Lady's perpetual virginity
Denial of Transubstantiation
Denial of Our Lady's Assumption
Zero of these had been publicly retracted by the time Kirk was dead. If you believe there is "every possibility" of Kirk's salvation despite these facts, and even dare to suggest he is a "martyr", you do not actually believe there is no salvation outside the Church. You suggest it is possible that someone who could say such disgusting, heretical things about Our Lady has been saved without ever having retracted what he said. You make a mockery of God, the Church, and Our Lady. There is something seriously wrong with you