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To: Lee N. Field; Alex Murphy
I may see these more clearly for being closer to them. If the distinctions don't make sense, ask, and I'll try to clarify.

Well, you might want to ping Alex to those fine comments. He is the one who built the above taxonomy, not me. As a Catholic who has not studied comparative religions all that much, I am uniquely unqualified to build a taxonomy of the various denominations that exist in the non-Catholic / non-Orthodox sphere.

Having said that, I will be happy to bookmark and use whatever you all come up with.

43 posted on 08/02/2010 1:35:23 PM PDT by markomalley (Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)
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To: markomalley
I am uniquely unqualified to build a taxonomy of the various denominations that exist in the non-Catholic / non-Orthodox sphere.

As I am poorly qualified to put a scalpel of classification to your world. I know, by watching the conversations here if nothing else, you-all have your liberals, you traditionalists, your syncretists in the back woods of Central America, your nutters of various stripes, your purveyors of liturgical novelties and dire music.

Just like us. And, just like us, I realize that what's true of the Roman Catholic oddballs isn't necessarily true of you, and doesn't get to the heart of the differences.

49 posted on 08/02/2010 2:20:27 PM PDT by Lee N. Field ("What is your only comfort, in life and death?" "That I an not my own, but belong, body and soul...")
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