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Nye Bevan

(25,406 posts) Sun Mar 17, 2013, 03:45 PM Mar 2013

Are you a non-Catholic, a full Catholic, or a "cafeteria Catholic"? [View all]

clarification: by "Catholic" here I mean "Roman Catholic".

A "full Catholic" would agree with the Catholic church on every single issue. That is, all abortion is a sin, no contraception allowed except for the rhythm method, missing Mass is a serious sin, etc.

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	I am a non-Catholic.
	8 (67%)
	I am a full Catholic who agrees with every single position of the Catholic church.
	0 (0%)
	I am a \"cafeteria Catholic\", agreeing with many but not all positions of the Catholic church.
	4 (33%)
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Are you a non-Catholic, a full Catholic, or a "cafeteria Catholic"? [View all] Nye Bevan Mar 2013 OP

I don't believe a group of men can elect another man to become infallible. nt TheBlackAdder Mar 2013 #1

The problem with this question is that there is more than one type of Catholic. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #2

Thanks for the reminder. I have edited to clarify. (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #4

Ha ha, I remember our RC priests telling us that you are NOT Catholic.... bettyellen Mar 2013 #11

We march on anyway, but yes the RCC does not agree with us. hrmjustin Mar 2013 #12

Ex-Catholic. A priest gave me the "God works in mysterious ways" runaround once too often. Tierra_y_Libertad Mar 2013 #3

I dont believe in any fairy tales. libtodeath Mar 2013 #5

Other HockeyMom Mar 2013 #6

Yes, same here customerserviceguy Mar 2013 #18

I was raised Catholic. DireStrike Mar 2013 #7

And you're not alone. nt wandy Mar 2013 #8

Ex Catholic. After the sacraments were alsame Mar 2013 #9

Left the church, otherwise I would be a hypocrite. Which kind of fucks up the "belief" part, no? bettyellen Mar 2013 #10

I'm a non-Catholic married to a Catholic. NaturalHigh Mar 2013 #13

Me, too. Been going to mass with her for 35 years in a liberal, non-territorial parish. pampango Mar 2013 #15

I was raised as a Catholic aint_no_life_nowhere Mar 2013 #14

A cafeteria Catholic treestar Mar 2013 #16

The sort Pope Joan the Second apologizes to a few hundred years from now. hunter Mar 2013 #17

And her wife will support this position (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2013 #26

I was baptized and raised Catholic phylny Mar 2013 #19

Raised Catholic. Now Atheist. Magic Isn't Real. RedCappedBandit Mar 2013 #20

I think I'm the "fence sitting" type of Catholic..... a kennedy Mar 2013 #21

12 years of Catholic school turned me into an agnostic, non-theistic evolutionist. MrSlayer Mar 2013 #22

i am a recovering catholic. spanone Mar 2013 #23

None of the above. talkingmime Mar 2013 #24

I'm a ham sandwich MattBaggins Mar 2013 #25