“Really? Call me a Catholic then.”
That’s not accurate in all places. And it feeds into the delusion that the Roman Church is THE all inclusive, final, and full church of Christ on earth.
So additional descriptors are called for. For example the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, that claim unbroken apostolic succession from the early Church and identify themselves as the Catholic Church.
“That’s not accurate in all places.”
It is for all Catholics. Place isn’t as important as person of you’re talking to a person. No Catholic will mind being called a Catholic.
“For example the Eastern Orthodox and Oriental Orthodox, that claim unbroken apostolic succession from the early Church and identify themselves as the Catholic Church.”
No. Eastern Orthodox are happy to be called Orthodox. You wouldn’t refer to them as “Patriarchists” now would you? Some Orthodox might prefer to be called Orthodox Catholics - but I’ve never encountered such a person and that still doesn’t mean they would be called Catholic.