Closer, I agree with your statement that we are almost “utterly incapable of translating [our faith] into a language most protestants would understand (and not be offended by!)”

I would take it even further to say that it is impossible to present the faith of either Orthodoxy or Catholicism in a non-offensive way to Protestants without either compromising our own faith or at least withholding parts of it.

This is why I believe great care and discretion is needed.