To: eleni121
Why don't Catholics like to say Catholic Christian? The Catholic Church, at one time, was the only Christian Church. Catholic = Christian.
137 posted on
07/06/2007 4:44:54 AM PDT by
NYer
("Where the bishop is present, there is the Catholic Church" - Ignatius of Antioch)
To: NYer
The Catholic Church, at one time, was the only Christian Church. Catholic = Christian. ***************
Agreed. It's redundant.
How are you this morning, NYer?
138 posted on
07/06/2007 4:55:34 AM PDT by
trisham
(Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
To: NYer
Nope. Catholic does not mean Christian. Catholic means universal. The Christian Church used to be universal ie Catholic - until the western branch ie the roman church split off leaving the original Catholic Church now called Orthodox (meaning holding an allegiance to the true values of Christ) in Byzantium.
So, as far as the “catholic” being the only Christian Church at one time: one half of it was. You ought to know that...
145 posted on
07/06/2007 7:08:29 AM PDT by
eleni121
(+ En Touto Nika! By this sign conquer! + Constantine the Great)
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