[Jim Noble]

To say that we are “in communion” with other Catholics is to profess that we believe what they believe

I've had plenty of experience with Evangelical churches and Catholic churches, and it is certainly true that there is MUCH more diversity of belief among Catholics than there is among Protestants.

The stream of dissent in American Catholic parishes is deep and wide, and it is often led by priests or, more commonly, religious sisters.

I once worshipped for five years or so at a suburban Boston parish with about 1200 people at Mass on Sunday. If they had been Evangelicals, there would have been so much shaking of dust off of sandals that they would have formed 50 new and different churches by the time I left.

It cracks me up every time a Catholic poster here declares that all Catholics, or even most Catholics, believe the same thing. Nothing could be further from the truth.

[miss marmelstein]

Well, there is only one Catechism. Many Catholics are not educated to know this.

[Jim Noble]

I missed that it was a caucus thread. Please delete my post.

[daniel1212]

I've had plenty of experience with Evangelical churches and Catholic churches, and it is certainly true that there is MUCH more diversity of belief among Catholics than there is among Protestants. The stream of dissent in American Catholic parishes is deep and wide, and it is often led by priests or, more commonly, religious sisters. I once worshipped for five years or so at a suburban Boston parish with about 1200 people at Mass on Sunday. If they had been Evangelicals, there would have been so much shaking of dust off of sandals that they would have formed 50 new and different churches by the time I left. It cracks me up every time a Catholic poster here declares that all Catholics, or even most Catholics, believe the same thing. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Indeed, Profess does not even necessarily equate to believe, while what they profess is variegated beliefs. Then trad. RCs condemn divisions among evangelicals while they themselves must engage in the same.

[piusv]

We are *supposed* to believe the same things. There has been no unity in the Church since Vatican II.

[Elsie]

A whiff of schism: when different Catholics hold radically different beliefs

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It cracks me up every time a Catholic poster here declares that all Catholics, or even most Catholics, believe the same thing. Nothing could be further from the truth.

I've seen some evidence of this...

[PeterPrinciple]

A Whiff of Schism.

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Why is division always looked at as a bad thing. Jesus came to divide, to sort out the goats from the sheep.

Luke 12:51 Do you think I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I have come to divide people against each other!

Co 11:18 First, I hear that there are divisions among you when you meet as a church, and to some extent I believe it.
1Co 11:19 But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God’s approval will be recognized!

[EnquiringMind]

Cafeteria Catholics make their own rules (or comfortably dismiss “Man Made Rules”).