[Mrs. Don-o]

The Catholic Church does not own the word Catholic^TM or have it copyrighted, any more than the Quakers own "Quaker Oats." Very unfortunately.

However, the bishops are not as powerless as they suppose. [Link] Leander Perez of New Orleans was excommunicated by Archbishop Rummel for less than this.

[EDINVA]

Well, I get the ‘catholic’ as a word that could be appropriated as was ‘quaker’ for the oats .. but

These groups ARE connected to the RCC, which has a little more power over them than the Quakers have over General Mills. I think the leftist in the Church would accept an excommunication sooner than losing a major political battle.