Christians and Catholics

[percival]

You know what I hate about this phrase? I find it offends the Catholic in me. Mortally. I know we've been over this before, but for crying out loud, if you talk in public, please be aware that the Roman Catholic Church considers itself to be built on the foundation of the teachings of Jesus Christ. Just like the Orthodox and the thousands of Protestant, Evangelical, and non-denominational churches out there.

We may not share the same theology, but we share the same roots.

Thank you.

(I wouldn't necessarily object to Christians and Quakers, though, because I know that some Quakers don't call themselves Christians, even though Quaker faith is also deeply rooted in Jesus Christ. What it boils down to is to respect the way in which other denominations see themselves.)

Comments

[acusa-dora.livejournal.com]

We just had this discussion in my boss's office yesterday. He was raised Catholic, but now attends a Methodist church because his wife is not Catholic. Anyway, another friend and I were recalling that a former colleague had given us a hard time about being Catholic--about intercession, about saints, on and on. (He's studying to be a minister now.) Anyway, my friend said that this former colleague had all but told her that she was a devil worshipper. That's got to be an exaggeration, but he was always trying to discuss my beliefs with me. My boss was shocked that anyone had ever drawn a distinction between Catholics and Christians. (Where has he been?) He said, as you did, that we share the same roots.

[shellebelle93.livejournal.com]

I don't think that's an exaggeration, actually. There are some denominations that do not believe Catholics are Christians at all.

For instance, Jack Chick tracts. This is only one. And a mild one, at that.

No exaggerations here. If this former colleague is a member of a church that subscribes to this thought, their thoughts about them can be pretty ugly.

[perceval.livejournal.com]

Sadly, yes. And what's even sadder is that Catholics were just as intolerant about Protestants. The shame of it all ...