You did prove my point.
I said heresy is anything contrary to the Catholic Church.
The dictionary also gives a definition of heresy that backs up my claim:
her·e·sy
1 a : adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma
1 b : denial of a revealed truth by a baptized member of the Roman Catholic Church
1 c : an opinion or doctrine contrary to church dogma
Just because the word heresy can be used in another sense doesn’t mean my use of the word heresy was incorrect.
Here is an etymology that backs up my use of the word:
“an opinion of private men different from that of the catholick and orthodox church” [Johnson], early 13c., from O.Fr. heresie, from L. hæresis, “school of thought, philosophical sect,” used by Christian writers for “unorthodox sect or doctrine,” from Gk. hairesis “a taking or choosing,” from haireisthai “take, seize,” middle voice of hairein “to choose,” of unknown origin. The Greek word was used in N.T. in reference to the Sadducees, Pharisees, and even the Christians, as sects of Judaism, but in English bibles it usually is translated sect. Meaning “religious belief opposed to the orthodox doctrines of the Church” evolved in Late Latin in the Dark Ages.
http://etymonline.com/?term=heresy
By the way, I’ve been posting this week The Great Heresies by Hilaire Belloc. He was a pretty sharp man. You might learn something from him.
The dictionary also gives a definition of heresy that backs up my claim:
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The RCC DAFFYNITIONARY also gives its DAFFYNITION of heresy that backs up my claim: