[dadwags]

In your #28426, you posited severalerrors/heresies as "A Catholic believes..."
Actually, when a "Catholic" does not believe what the Church teaches, he/she ceases to be a Catholic and becomes a "heretic", as in one who looks at the catalogue of dostrines/teachings of the Church and "chooses" to accept some and reject some .
That person is technically, a Heretic .

[OLD REGGIE]

In your #28426, you posited severalerrors/heresies as "A Catholic believes..."
Actually, when a "Catholic" does not believe what the Church teaches, he/she ceases to be a Catholic and becomes a "heretic", as in one who looks at the catalogue of dostrines/teachings of the Church and "chooses" to accept some and reject some .
That person is technically, a Heretic .

Oh yes, I know this. It was simply my way of saying it is an error to say such things as "Catholics believe", "Protestants believe", and the like. It is first necessary to define exactly what is meant.

Surely counts such as 62,000,000 Catholics in the United States, includes many millions of the "Catholics" in the categories I listed.

Since you know my list didn't include all "heretic Catholics, the number of "Real" Catholics is probably very small.

Did you ever consider that there may be many more Baptists than Catholics in the United States? He he.

[malakhi]

Actually, when a "Catholic" does not believe what the Church teaches, he/she ceases to be a Catholic and becomes a "heretic"

They cease being a Catholic? Their baptism is annulled? They must reconvert in order to return to Catholic status?