[OLD REGGIE]

To throw out some more suggestions: Since this can only be useful with great precision of words, it might be worth encouraging the use of phrases like "some," "most," or "faithful"/"nominal" in terms of describing confessions. For example: "Some nominal and uncatechized Catholics think it's ok to worship Mary, even though the Church says that it isn't. Faithful Catholics know better and follow what the Church teaches."

For issues like Quix's "RC Edifice" issue, it might simply be worth naming the confessional group instead of the ecclesial institution. "Catholics" (or "faithful Catholics" per what I said above) instead of "RCC" or "RC Edifice." I think I can understand his hesitation to use the phrase "Church" in regards to Catholicism given his particular confession. (courtesy ping to Quix.) As another example: we can say what a particular Anglican believes regarding a matter, but to say what the Anglican Communion in general believes (or asserts what individual Anglicans should believe) would be a difficult if not impossible exercise.

And a huge dose of Christian humility doesn't hurt. Rewording or apologizing for something that was taken as offensive (even if one doesn't think it should have been) would be far superior to arguing whether it was or wasn't. It would also do well to breed the sort of good will that this type of thread would require, should more of them come about.

It is obvious your heart is in the right place but the obvious need to carefully nuance each and every choice of "key" words would require a FR version of Canon Law.

It takes just one person, determined to destroy the concept with constant cries of "disrespect", to make the concept fail.

It has failed!

[Petronski]

It takes just one person, determined to destroy the concept with constant cries of "disrespect", to make the concept fail.

Actually, what destroys a thread calling for Respectful Dialogue is disrespect.

By analogy, you think that the cancer patient is afflicted by the doctor who makes the diagnosis, rather than the disease itself.