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To: Blogger

Thanks.

"might need qualifying as far as definition of what 'catholic' means etc.,"

In the canons and dogmatic declarations of the Ecumenical Councils, it means "universal"; it doesn't mean Roman Catholic which is a term which arose sometime after the Great Schism.


1,647 posted on 12/17/2006 12:27:56 PM PST by Kolokotronis (Christ is Risen, and you, o death, are annihilated!)
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To: Kolokotronis

Agreed with the meaning of catholic. My point was that if you asked a lay-person in my church, they are probably not familiar with creeds since we are non-creedal. But, if you spelled out the various doctrines in say the Nicene and Apostles Creed, they wouldn't have much of a problem with it though the "Catholic" part would have to be explained to them.


1,663 posted on 12/17/2006 7:10:36 PM PST by Blogger
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