A lot of really interesting points here about Matt's philosophy. You're right, it's unique and I don't think Foggy, Karen, or any of the Defenders are equipped to understand it without a serious long chat. In the context of Catholicism I think it's interesting to consider that it wouldn't just be a generalised faith in the human spirit or Jesus' redemption - Matt would believe in literal miracles. You can't give up hope when God could intervene at any moment. If you put his decision to keep trying to reason with Elektra and even his peace with the possibility of death in that framework, he's just not necessarily motivated by practicality and I'm not sure I see what the Defenders could have done about it. Luke could have tried to sit on him but I don't know how well that would have gone. I kind of love that Matt has more in common with the antiheroes wrt his moments of borderline zealotry.