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To: annalex
Your initial assertion.....

Roman Catholic" is a Protestant slur invented to make Catholics foreigners in their English-speaking countries.

What does history show instead?

The term "Roman", as in the "Roman Church", has been used since the Middle Ages – often connoting the local particular church of the Diocese of Rome – the first known occurrence of "Roman Catholic" as a synonym for "Catholic Church" was in communication with the Armenian Apostolic Church in 1208, after the East–West Schism.[3][4]

[I don't think the Armenians were big on English as a language!]

When I see "RCC" in a post, I skip over it quicker, since I know that the poster doesn't know what he is talking about.

RCC is a shorthand abbreviation for Roman Catholic church. I use it from time to time when I don't feel like typing out the whole thing.

I've seen your fellow Roman Catholics refer to non-Roman Catholics as "prots". Doesn't bother me at all.

I think you need to get off your high horse.

I'll again refer you the Baltimore Catechism.

You might want to do some homework on this topic.

534 posted on 08/25/2018 6:49:52 AM PDT by ealgeone (SCRIPTURE DOES NOT CHANGE!)
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To: ealgeone

“Roman Catholic” is correct when referring to the Roman Rite liturgy or to the Church prior to the partial reunification with some Orthodox, when a variety of liturgical rites were absorbed into the Church.


612 posted on 08/27/2018 5:42:39 AM PDT by annalex (fear them not)
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