[SoothingDave]

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?

Don't you start now, too. They cease to be the subject of sentences like "Catholics believe..." But you knew that.

I expect Reggie to feign confusion at such usages, not you.

SD

[malakhi]

Don't you start now, too. They cease to be the subject of sentences like "Catholics believe..." But you knew that.

Sorry Dave, but I'm not going to agree with you on this one. dadwags said "Actually, when a "Catholic" does not believe what the Church teaches, he/she ceases to be a Catholic". AS HE STATED IT, is this a true statement or not? You know that this is not true, and that's why I called him on it.

[OLD REGGIE]

Worldwide Catholic Population:

Catholic = 100 million.
Heretic = 1.1 billion.
Total = 1.2 billion*

* For internal use only. When publishing Catholic numbers always use the 1.2 billion number.