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To: annalex; Luircin; metmom; daniel1212; aMorePerfectUnion
"Roman Catholic" is a Protestant slur invented to make Catholics foreigners in their English-speaking countries.

What a ridiculous assertion! Since Roman Catholics presumed to claim exclusive right to the term "church" and "catholic", which originally meant "of the whole" or "universal", it was necessary to differentiate the ROMAN version of Christianity from others. If it is a "slur", then explain why your religion uses it themselves?

495 posted on 08/24/2018 3:38:52 PM PDT by boatbums (Not by works of righteousness which we have done but according to His mercy he saved us.)
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To: boatbums

Hey!

Even the Mormons are trying to slither away from the word MORMON.


499 posted on 08/24/2018 4:06:28 PM PDT by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: boatbums; Luircin; metmom; daniel1212; aMorePerfectUnion

On matters of theology, we simply say Catholic. No, we don’t mean you guys.

On matters of liturgy, we speak of the Roman Rite, Roman Missal, etc.


528 posted on 08/25/2018 5:43:47 AM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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