Catholic Ghetto?

[Paxvobis]

Excuse me if it’s stupid of me to ask this, but what do traditionalists mean when they refer to a Catholic ghetto?

 

[daCatholicGuard]

Hello Paxvobis,

Perhaps you will find your answer here:

firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2011/03/04/recreate-the-catholic-ghetto-is-it-even-possible/

All the best & God bless,

Sean C. :knight1:

 

[DianaCC]

Excuse me if it’s stupid of me to ask this, but what do traditionalists mean when they refer to a Catholic ghetto?

They mean heaven, after the rest of us get out of purgatory.

 

[Saburo]

Remember that ghetto, as initially employed, did not mean a run-down inner city neighborhood full of poverty and crime as it is usually meant today. Come to think of it, that describes my street.

 

[Swiss_Guy]

Remember that ghetto, as initially employed, did not mean a run-down inner city neighborhood full of poverty and crime as it is usually meant today. Come to think of it, that describes my street.

Glad I don’t live on your street.

 

[7_Sorrows]

well,i have only been Catholic for 3 years and i have never heard the term. even after reading the link, i think i am still not clear about its definition.

 

[JReducation]

There was a time where people in cities gathered by ethnic groups. However, it was common that people of the same ethnic group also shared the same faith.

Jews lived on the South Side of town. Catholics lived on the North Side of town. Protestants lived on the East Side and so forth

The religious gorupins were accidental. People usually grouped because they had many things in common. For example, Irish were Catholics. They lived in Irish neighborhoods. These were obviously Catholic. In cities like New York, especially Brooklyn, you found a Catholic Church on every corner. The Irish lived on side side of town, the Italians on the other, the Poles on the other and these folks were all Catholic. People began to refer to these neighborhoods as Catholic ghettos.

This is not as common in the USA as it was. Today, the USA is much more integrated. You find less ethnic neighborhoods. They were much more common during the mid 20th century. However, they’re not completely gone. You can still find them in major cities.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

 

[7_Sorrows]

There was a time where people in cities gathered by ethnic groups. However, it was common that people of the same ethnic group also shared the same faith.

Jews lived on the South Side of town. Catholics lived on the North Side of town. Protestants lived on the East Side and so forth

The religious gorupins were accidental. People usually grouped because they had many things in common. For example, Irish were Catholics. They lived in Irish neighborhoods. These were obviously Catholic. In cities like New York, especially Brooklyn, you found a Catholic Church on every corner. The Irish lived on side side of town, the Italians on the other, the Poles on the other and these folks were all Catholic. People began to refer to these neighborhoods as Catholic ghettos.

This is not as common in the USA as it was. Today, the USA is much more integrated. You find less ethnic neighborhoods. They were much more common during the mid 20th century. However, they’re not completely gone. You can still find them in major cities.

Fraternally,

Br. JR, OSF

thank you Br. JR for that good explanation. i think i have a clear idea of what the term means now.