Catholic => Christian ?

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When someone says Catholic do you think Christian? Or if you think Christian do you think Catholic?
 
eucharisteo said:
When someone says Catholic do you think Christian? Or if you think Christian do you think Catholic?
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If someone says Catholic I think they are Christian and when someone says Christian I think of both Catholic and Christians.
 
When I hear Catholic I think Christian, of course!!

When I hear Christian I don’t think of Catholic, unless I’m reading the Catechism or something 😛
 
Catholics are the original Christians. Believers in othe denominations are Christians too in as much as they are Baptized and believe in Jesus is the Son of God and redeemer of the world.
 
When someone says Catholic, I always think Christian, just as when someone says they are Baptist or Methodist or Luteran, etc. When someone says they are Christian, I first think of Born-Again’s for some reason… 🤷
 
Yes and yes. Though I must admit that I guess due to upbringing Christian usually= protestant first. Catholic’s in my experience usually identify them self as Catholic.
 
How sad that this even has to be asked.

A lot of Catholics like to know if you are catholic or an “other” kind of christian. Why? Not completely sure but I suspect it is the "one true church’ thing.

A lot of (non-catholic) Christians like to know if you are (uh-oh!) catholic or not. Why? Not completely sure but I suspect it has to do with the whole pope/Mary/eucharist thing.

We SHOULD always go back to the Word of Jesus . Did He not say that all who believe unto Him shall be saved?

So I include everyone under the umbrella of Chrsitianity as belonging to Christ.

If you don’t, well, argue it with Him when you meet Him.😃
 
blazerdave said:
Maybe 😉
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rev_kevin said:
If someone says Catholic I think they are Christian and when someone says Christian I think of both Catholic and Christians.
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Doxiemom said:
How sad that this even has to be asked.

A lot of Catholics like to know if you are catholic or an “other” kind of christian. Why? Not completely sure but I suspect it is the "one true church’ thing.

A lot of (non-catholic) Christians like to know if you are (uh-oh!) catholic or not. Why? Not completely sure but I suspect it has to do with the whole pope/Mary/eucharist thing.

We SHOULD always go back to the Word of Jesus . Did He not say that all who believe unto Him shall be saved?

So I include everyone under the umbrella of Chrsitianity as belonging to Christ.

If you don’t, well, argue it with Him when you meet Him.😃
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My mother in law thinks we’re pagan. Besides who said I’ve never met him [the Lord]?🤷
 
Doxiemom said:
How sad that this even has to be asked.

A lot of Catholics like to know if you are catholic or an “other” kind of christian. Why? Not completely sure but I suspect it is the "one true church’ thing.

A lot of (non-catholic) Christians like to know if you are (uh-oh!) catholic or not. Why? Not completely sure but I suspect it has to do with the whole pope/Mary/eucharist thing.

We SHOULD always go back to the Word of Jesus . Did He not say that all who believe unto Him shall be saved?

So I include everyone under the umbrella of Chrsitianity as belonging to Christ.

If you don’t, well, argue it with Him when you meet Him.😃
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What makes you think I haven’t met him already?:rolleyes:
 
eucharisteo said:
When someone says Catholic do you think Christian? Or if you think Christian do you think Catholic?
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When someone says Catholic I certainly think Christian. When someone says Christian, I think of a person who believes that Jesus Christ is the Son of God; He died on the cross in order to open the possibility of salvation for mankind; and that he rose again from the grave on the 3rd day. This can include any number of denominations and of course includes the Catholic Church.
 
We must not forgot, dear friends, that the adjective catholic was applied by Ignatius to the most holy faith first handed to us by the apostles. Hence, to describe someone as Catholic, it means that they are a Christian who adheres to the faith which is according to the whole of the doctrines that the apostles gave us.

Gnosticism is not catholic because the whole faith teaches that the Word became flesh. Arianism is not catholic because the whole faith teaches that Christ is divine.

Other heresies damage the faith and therefore remove from its completeness.

Catholic is a descriptor of Christian. I am a Christian. I am also Catholic, but not a Catholic. I am also Orthodox, but not an Orthodox.

You might call me an American Latin Roman Orthodox Catholic Christian, if you wanted to be complete. 😛
 
eucharisteo said:
When someone says Catholic do you think Christian? Or if you think Christian do you think Catholic?
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It depends on the context. If someone says “Catholic” or “Cattle Tick” or “Mick” (euphemisms used here sometimes), and they haven’t been in church for 10 years, or only show up at Christmas, Easter, Funerals and Weddings, I reserve my opinion.

If someone says Christian, and then proceeds to demonstrate some rather un-Christian traits, same thing.

It depends on the context.
 
eucharisteo said:
When someone says Catholic do you think Christian? Or if you think Christian do you think Catholic?
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When someone says “Catholic” I think Christian subcategory. When someone says “Christian” I think follower of Christ. Which visible church isn’t a main concern of mine. But I suppose all of them are Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant (catch-all for everybody who isn’t Catholic or Orthodox). And being in a church doesn’t make you a Christian, anymore than being in a garage makes you a car.
 
WetCatechumen said:
We must not forgot, dear friends, that the adjective catholic was applied by Ignatius to the most holy faith first handed to us by the apostles. Hence, to describe someone as Catholic, it means that they are a Christian who adheres to the faith which is according to the whole of the doctrines that the apostles gave us.

Gnosticism is not catholic because the whole faith teaches that the Word became flesh. Arianism is not catholic because the whole faith teaches that Christ is divine.

Other heresies damage the faith and therefore remove from its completeness.

Catholic is a descriptor of Christian. I am a Christian. I am also Catholic, but not a Catholic. I am also Orthodox, but not an Orthodox.

You might call me an American Latin Roman Orthodox Catholic Christian, if you wanted to be complete. 😛
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Similarly, I am catholic but not Catholic, and orthodox but not Orthodox. I’m Protestant only by default, not being Catholic or Orthodox.
 
eucharisteo said:
When someone says Catholic do you think Christian? Or if you think Christian do you think Catholic?
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To be perfectly honest, if someone says Catholic then I first think of . Well simply a Catholic… Same thing with the term Orthodox!

However, when I hear someone say he’s a Christian, I normally think of Protestant. Normally not of a Catholic. Especially when he says that he is a Christian. Then he\she is a brother or a sister in Christ for me. 🙂
BUT also charismatic Catholics (those from the Charismatic Movement) are brothers and sisters in Christ for me… (Because they are also reborn.)

Best wishes,
Esdra
 
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