I'm not attacking any Catholics, most especially those on FR.
But the truth is that the Catholic Senators I cited are recognized and celebrated in their communities as Catholics, are returned to office over and over again by large Catholic majorities, and as much as you and others say "they aren't real Catholics", if they weren't, they'd be tossed out.
It's not as if they were Unitarians-if their bishop declared them out of communion with him, they would not be real Catholics, but since no bishop has done this, I challenge your assertion that they are not real Catholics.
When the Church, not you, puts them out, they will cease to be real Catholics, until then, they're as real as real can be.
the Catholic Senators I cited are recognized and celebrated in their communities as Catholics
But are they?
are returned to office over and over again by large Catholic majorities
I'm sure you have exit polling numbers for each of those senators
as much as you and others say "they aren't real Catholics", if they weren't, they'd be tossed out.
What makes you think that?
When the Church, not you, puts them out, they will cease to be real Catholics, until then, they're as real as real can be.
If you're talking about excommunication, public declarations thereof are extremely rare. However, actual instances of it in the eyes of God are common. Then, as I mentioned, there is denial of Catholic beliefs. Call "Catholics" who don't believe Catholic truths heterodox or whatever you want, that is what people typically mean by "not real Catholics".
To say that terminology is false is just obstinacy in defense of those who deny Catholic teaching.
Those "Catholic" Senators you keep mentioning are not "in full communion with the faith of the Church".