Well, really, it all depends on what particular teaching, and exactly what “rejects” means.
By the sacramental bond of belonging to the Body of Christ that is the Church, conferred by the baptismal character, a permanent bond which is not lost by reason of any act.
If you mean excommunication, please note that excommunication does not mean one is no longer Catholic.
exactly
Follow those who adhere in their writings and authority - the teachings of the Catholic Church.
You may be missing my point. The source (authority) for the CCC, Bible, Roman Missal, and Canon Law is the Church. And the authority in the Church for definitively proposing such teachings resides with the Bishops (Magisterium).
The conservative Catholics on CAF? No that can’t be. That would make them cafeteria Catholics. Oh well. 
:coffeeread:God gave most of us a brain to discern. Eyes to read and observe.
:banghead:uch: Why didn’t I think of that? Use my brain and reading capabilitites to discern. Oh wait I did. :doh2:
Maybe Scripture doesn’t count. But at least I know I won’t be called names or cafeteria any longer. :extrahappy: :grouphug:
I have no idea whose comment you’re responding to, but you’re right that the Church does not teach any specific political system, whether socialism, communism, capitalism, democracy, republicanism, monarchy, theocracy, etc.
As you claim that all Bishops are not bad (which implies some are), and the SOME bishops are doing their job (implying others aren’t), can you please share with us which bishops are good and doing their job? And which aren’t? Just to help us Catholics know which bishops to follow? Thanks.
I’m thinking the answer is the ones who teach Republican politics. Those are the only ones seemed deemed not to be too involved in US politics.
Dead wrong. You still are not going to get away with Name calling, and labelling. I never take my eye off the prize.
My dear friend, neither do I take my eye off the prize and I’ve spent an enormous amt of time simply trying to get CAF Catholics to understand the Church’s definition of a Catholic and not to label. And I present a lot of Scripture. But you may not consider Scripture Church documentation. I actually place Christ’s words a bit higher than what you might call documentation. So we may have to agree to disagree on what is documentation. And as you said use your brain and reading abilities to discern. I don’t always need a bishop who might have even covered up child abuse for instance or a priest who might have even molested a child, to then turn around and preach about an embryo or to interpret plain words of what taking caring of the sick means. But if you do, that’s fine. That’s why we call it faith and belief. And God bless you on your faith journey and peace.
The problem comes when you place more value on your interpretation of Scripture than on what the Church teaches. As Catholics, we are not free to do that.
Simply quoting Scripture - and then interpreting it yourself - does not constitute documentation.
We are all certainly required to do this, nor do we have to find documentation for everything, nor are we forbidden to apply our own reason to moral questions. What we are not allowed is to prefer our opinion over the teaching of the Church. If the Church is silent on an issue we may choose whatever we think is best, but if the Church has presented a specific position we are no longer free to choose one that conflicts with it.
I wouldn’t put Marx up there with my Savior. But if that’s what you want to do–go ahead.You mean not everyone saw Jesus as a greedy capitalist?