The statement "That is not Catholic Teaching" is not intended to address what some might do, only to address what Catholicism teaches.
By the analysis in the above post, the statement "Unitarians are wife beaters" is technically accurate (so long as there are at least two Unitarians doing so), but who would go around saying such a thing? A statement like that tends to defame the entire group because of the misdeeds of a few. It's not charitable, to say the least, and there is nothing inherent to Unitarianism that teaches spousal abuse.
Similarly, the statement "Catholics worship Mary" imputes to all members of a group the guilt of some portion of that group.
I'm sure some Catholics worship Mary, but that is not what the Catholic Church teaches.
By the analysis in the above post, the statement "Unitarians are wife beaters" is technically accurate (so long as there are at least two Unitarians doing so), but who would go around saying such a thing? A statement like that tends to defame the entire group because of the misdeeds of a few. It's not charitable, to say the least, and there is nothing inherent to Unitarianism that teaches spousal abuse.
Similarly, the statement "Catholics worship Mary" imputes to all members of a group the guilt of some portion of that group.
I'm sure some Catholics worship Mary, but that is not what the Catholic Church teaches.
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Excellent examination of the issue, Petronski. Thanks.