Neo-Catholicism

[Skinzo]

I definitely reject the term because "Catholic" is always new because our Deity is inexhaustible (among a few other things
Hence "neo-Catholic" is redundant.

S.

[mortify]

Neo-Catholicism is becoming increasingly more appealing.

[ThePenciledOne]

Like how we need to label everything, or at least re-label, lest we get afraid it will get stale or spoil...

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='ThePenciledOne' date='09 May 2010 - 11:20 PM' timestamp='1273465221' post='2107936']
Like how we need to label everything, or at least re-label, lest we get afraid it will get stale or spoil...
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Of course an *anarchist* would say that.


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[Resurrexi]

[quote name='mortify' date='09 May 2010 - 10:32 PM' timestamp='1273462322' post='2107922']
Neo-Catholicism is becoming increasingly more appealing.
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[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='10 May 2010 - 01:25 AM' timestamp='1273465514' post='2107937']
Of course an *anarchist* would say that.


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[Thy Geekdom Come]

I think this term was an invention of people who wanted to set orthodox Catholics against other orthodox Catholics. Both the "traditional Catholics" and the "neo-Catholics" mentioned in the article are perfectly orthodox and someone is making a false dichotomy trying to make "being Catholic" about something aside from actually being Catholic.

I'm going to define "neo-Catholics" as those who think Pope Benedict is cooler than Pope John Paul II. Then I'm going to write about neo-Catholics in such a way as to cast them in a negative light and make them seem less Catholic than I am.

Face it, the criteria being considered in the article has nothing to do with actually being Catholic; it only has to do with a different, although a perfectly acceptable range, of views among Catholics.

So, in short, I reject the term.

[Nihil Obstat]

[quote name='Raphael' date='10 May 2010 - 12:08 AM' timestamp='1273468084' post='2107964']
I think this term was an invention of people who wanted to set orthodox Catholics against other orthodox Catholics. Both the "traditional Catholics" and the "neo-Catholics" mentioned in the article are perfectly orthodox and someone is making a false dichotomy trying to make "being Catholic" about something aside from actually being Catholic.

I'm going to define "neo-Catholics" as those who think Pope Benedict is cooler than Pope John Paul II. Then I'm going to write about neo-Catholics in such a way as to cast them in a negative light and make them seem less Catholic than I am.

Face it, the criteria being considered in the article has nothing to do with actually being Catholic; it only has to do with a different, although a perfectly acceptable range, of views among Catholics.

So, in short, I reject the term.
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Ah, thanks! That's exactly it!! It's a false dichotomy that seeks to divide orthodoxy.

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Raphael' date='10 May 2010 - 02:08 AM' timestamp='1273468084' post='2107964']
[b]I think this term was an invention of people who wanted to set orthodox Catholics against other orthodox Catholics.[/b] Both the "traditional Catholics" and the "neo-Catholics" mentioned in the article are perfectly orthodox and someone is making a false dichotomy trying to make "being Catholic" about something aside from actually being Catholic.

I'm going to define "neo-Catholics" as those who think Pope Benedict is cooler than Pope John Paul II. Then I'm going to write about neo-Catholics in such a way as to cast them in a negative light and make them seem less Catholic than I am.

Face it, the criteria being considered in the article has nothing to do with actually being Catholic; it only has to do with a different, although a perfectly acceptable range, of views among Catholics.

So, in short, I reject the term.
[/quote]

Exactly. I think we should just call carrots carrots here and call it a day. And for those of you that may have missed that its, lets call (with the correct English pronunciation) C-A-T-H-O-L-I-C-S=[u]Catholics[/u]

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='ThePenciledOne' date='10 May 2010 - 12:16 AM' timestamp='1273468595' post='2107971']
I think we should just call carrots carrots here and call it a day.
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There are lots of different types of carrots though. There are steamed carrots, baked carrots, wild carrots, and baby carrots. I don't think there's anything wrong with differentiating between the different kinds of carrots, as long as one acknowledges that each carrot is indeed a carrot.

[ThePenciledOne]

[quote name='Resurrexi' date='10 May 2010 - 02:19 AM' timestamp='1273468791' post='2107972']
There are lots of different types of carrots though. There are steamed carrots, baked carrots, wild carrots, and baby carrots. I don't think there's anything wrong with differentiating between the different kinds of carrots, as long as one acknowledges that each carrot is indeed a carrot.
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Very true.

[rhetoricfemme]

[quote name='Raphael' date='10 May 2010 - 01:08 AM' timestamp='1273468084' post='2107964']
I think this term was an invention of people who wanted to set orthodox Catholics against other orthodox Catholics. Both the "traditional Catholics" and the "neo-Catholics" mentioned in the article are perfectly orthodox and someone is making a false dichotomy trying to make "being Catholic" about something aside from actually being Catholic.

I'm going to define "neo-Catholics" as those who think Pope Benedict is cooler than Pope John Paul II. Then I'm going to write about neo-Catholics in such a way as to cast them in a negative light and make them seem less Catholic than I am.

Face it, the criteria being considered in the article has nothing to do with actually being Catholic; it only has to do with a different, although a perfectly acceptable range, of views among Catholics.

So, in short, I reject the term.
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You said it better than I could! I've started writing about it, too, lol.

[Laudate_Dominum]

Cool. I'm glad this thread didn't turn into lame Catholic vs. Catholic debate. This thread is encouraging actually. And Micah, what you said makes a lot of sense.

[Socrates]

[quote name='Nihil Obstat' date='10 May 2010 - 01:12 AM' timestamp='1273468364' post='2107967']
Ah, thanks! That's exactly it!! It's a false dichotomy that seeks to divide orthodoxy.
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The devil's strategy: Divide and conquer.

[rhetoricfemme]

I went ahead and posted about this at my blog. And Raphael, if you're going to post something about this at In Layman's Terms, then I'll not post mine there, too.

[url="http://roomforpatience.blogspot.com/2010/05/neo-catholic-proud-subgroup-or-divisive.html"]You can read it if it suits your fancy.[/url]

[infinitelord1]

I always find that the truth lies within how things have always been taught...anything that eventually becomes different from that would be a break from the Church. So I am a Conservative, Traditional Catholic.

[DevotedtoHim]

I said "not sure" because I don't know what that means. Any good links?

Katherine

[Paladin D]

[quote name='Socrates' date='09 May 2010 - 09:29 PM' timestamp='1273451395' post='2107878']
I don't know of anybody who identifies himself as "neo-Catholic."
The term is bs, and should be scrapped.
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Word.

[Ephrem Augustine]

[quote name='Raphael' date='10 May 2010 - 12:08 AM' timestamp='1273468084' post='2107964']
I think this term was an invention of people who wanted to set orthodox Catholics against other orthodox Catholics. Both the "traditional Catholics" and the "neo-Catholics" mentioned in the article are perfectly orthodox and someone is making a false dichotomy trying to make "being Catholic" about something aside from actually being Catholic.

I'm going to define "neo-Catholics" as those who think Pope Benedict is cooler than Pope John Paul II. Then I'm going to write about neo-Catholics in such a way as to cast them in a negative light and make them seem less Catholic than I am.

Face it, the criteria being considered in the article has nothing to do with actually being Catholic; it only has to do with a different, although a perfectly acceptable range, of views among Catholics.

So, in short, I reject the term.
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I agree, I do not think a group of Catholics stood up and said, hey lets be neo catholics, we will make a little club, so we.... whatever

personally, I think it is a label that has been invented (mixed with the term neo-con), to indicate, box in, even stagmatize a group of Catholics who aren't of their own persuasion.

[sacredheartandbloodofjesus]

I like to call myself a Catholic Christian.