Christian or Catholic?

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LemonAndLime said:
I’m not sure how I’ll respond. I don’t know if I’m entitled to respond with “Catholic”, considoring I’m unbaptised.
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You can say that you are studying the Catholic faith and are in the process of becoming a Christian.
Livnlove55 said:
Assuming you have already entered the catechumenate, the Catechism says this about you:

1249 Catechumens “are already joined to the Church, they are already of the household of Christ, and are quite frequently already living a life of faith, hope and charity.” With love and solititude mother Church already embraces them as her own.

Also:

1239 For catechumens who die before their Baptism, their explicit desire to receive it, together with repentence for their sins, and charity, assures them of the salvation that they were not able to receive through the sacrament.

In His Love,
Rhonda
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The Catholic Church does accept a Baptism of Desire for the catecumen who dies before Baptism.
The Easter Vigil Mass is my favorite because of the expressions of faith from those brought into full union with the Church through the Sacraments of Initiation.
 
tafan said:
Ignatius;7433642:
My answer, I am a predenominational Christian. The Catholic Church was the only
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Christian Church in western Europe for 1600 years, from the time of Christ up until the protestant schism.

I would also add that most people would have no idea what “predenonimational Christain” is.
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Not true. Virtually everyone who asks this self identifies as “nondenominational”. If they know what nondenominationl is, they will know what predenominational is.
 
LemonAndLime said:
I haven’t been presented yet in the Rite of Election, so am I covered by this considering I’m at RCIA?
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Actually, it isn’t the Rite of Election that makes you an official catechumen. It’s the Rite of Acceptence which usually happens right after the inquiry period, quite early in RCIA. I was alfready baptized when I went through RCIA so I was never a catechumen but I still remember the Rite of Welcoming as one of my favorite parts of RCIA. It was after that that I really began to feel a “part of” the Church and I hope you will too. 🙂
In His Love,
Rhonda
 
LilyM said:
That’s like me insisting on always saying that I’m human instead of female, Australian, adult or whatever other charateristics I have alongside my human-ness.

There has, for example, been much bitterness and fighting between men and women in the past (hence several waves of feminism), so saying I’m female could cause tension. However it’s an integral part of who I am so I’m not going to deny it or sugar-coat my femininity and what it represents for anybody.
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It’s clear I see things differently. I prefer to keep it simply and say “Christian”.
 
Look, drop the Mormon thing. I’m not a Mormon, never have been, and never will be. I could have easily said “Baptist Catholic” or “Hindu Catholic”.

However, I happen to think that Mormons are the brothers and sisters in faith under God. I realize that people hate Mormons more than serial killers, and that’s their own problem. When we have a battle against abortion-they’re on our side. Gay Marriage? Check. Against pre-marital sex? Yup. They march with us.

But don’t worry-soon enough, they’ll be alienated by all other “Christian” groups non-stop bashing them, and they won’t march with us anymore-not a big deal, really, but when secularism, aboriton, gay marriage and the like start to rise, and Christians wonder why it’s getting harder and harder to stop it, they can blame only themselves.
 
Because I want to.

And yes, it is a matter of hating the LDS Church. If I called it anything else, you probably wouldn’t care.

I’m flattered my relgious status has caused this much questioning.Thanks for caring so much about it!
 
Rascalking said:
And yes, it is a matter of hating the LDS Church. If I called it anything else, you probably wouldn’t care.
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Hmmm… You don’t have to hate Mormons to believe they are not Christians. You don’t even have to believe they are evil. The Church teaches that there are some elements of truth in all religions and I certainly believe the Mormons have some truth. Most of those I have known have been very good people and yes, they are social conservatives who agree with Catholics on all those issues.

Unfortunately they do not believe in the Trinity and that alone removes them from the ranks of orthodox Christianity.

In any case, I agree, if you are not Mormon and have never been Mormon, you really should avoid the confusion of including it in your profile.
In His Love,
Rhonda
 
We have some Mormons where I live. They’re kinda like local celebrities, the same way the town drunk is. They’re the ones who kept hassling me outside my house - I made a thread about it a while ago. Anyway, I mentioned it to some colleagues of mine and it turns out they’re really well-known in the area, and one woman told me that as she walked past them they tried to talk to her, she declined and continued walking and they followed her for some distance, calling out to her.

Mormonism to me seems such an utterly bizarre religion it couldn’t exist outside of America, the same with Scientology which also struggles on this side of the pond. Although I think its because in the UK, we still largely think that Mormons are still “into” polygamy…
 
You seem to be quite interested in how I (playfully) identify myself on a website. Odd as it sounds, I’m flattered by it. I’ll be happy to give you an 8 X 10 autogaphed picture of myself as well.
 
Not interested? Ok, I get it. Let’s talk about what the OP wanted us too, than. I’ll be happy to discuss anything else on a thread dedicated to my greatness or in a private message.

All the best.
 
Wow, it’s a Catholic Ninja Moderator

I usually say Catholic, or sometimes for the humor I say I’m Maronite Catholic which usually provokes a “Wut?” or “Wait, you worship Mary?” at which point In educate them on Maronites, but after that I inform them that I’m a Latin Catholic.

I personally think the history behind the Maronites is very interesting and the fact that one can say that Maronites have always been in Communion with the Bishop of Rome. Does anyone know of other Eastern Catholics groups that can say that too?
 
I’ve decided, that although I’m still at RCIA and I’m unbaptised, that I want to respond with “Catholic”.

I’m a bit nervous to do so, but I am very proud of my faith and love being a Catholic (even if I still have my learner plates on!)

I think that Catholic means Christian, so to respond with saying “Christian” seems too PC for me. Being a student nurse I move around wards a lot, so I guess if I ever get a negative response from someone at work then my situation is only temporary - good to know when I’m still nervous about negative reactions. I know I don’t have to worry about my family, friends, and boyfriend and his family (basically, the people who matter!) because they all already know I’m at RCIA and haven’t changed at all towards me - negatively, that is. I have had lots of positive reactions and friendly debates.
 
Rascalking said:
Yes, so differnetly that I’ve called myself a Catholic Baptist, Catholic Mormon, and Catholic in favor of Cheese.

Just because I have a sense of humor and don’t take things too seriously doesn’t mean I’m any less of a Catholic.
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You are not in lock step with the most conservative ones here. To many here it does seem to make you less of a Catholic. I’m starting to hate this board and due to much of what I’ve read on this board, I feel “less Catholic” and have many more doubts and am much more troubled than I’ve ever been about my faith. Hopefully I can be troubled and guilted into following the faith more 100% though. Heaven knows the “logic” that many here try to present isn’t rubbing off on me.
 
HolyCow21 said:
You are not in lock step with the most conservative ones here. To many here it does seem to make you less of a Catholic. I’m starting to hate this board and due to much of what I’ve read on this board, I feel “less Catholic” and have many more doubts and am much more troubled than I’ve ever been about my faith. Hopefully I can be troubled and guilted into following the faith more 100% though. Heaven knows the “logic” that many here try to present isn’t rubbing off on me.
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Thanks man. It’s a great site though-I advise you to stay as long as you can. I’ve leared alot about my faith.
 
LemonAndLime said:
I’ve decided, that although I’m still at RCIA and I’m unbaptised, that I want to respond with “Catholic”.

I’m a bit nervous to do so, but I am very proud of my faith and love being a Catholic (even if I still have my learner plates on!) .
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👍 I love it and don’t worry, I still have my “learner plates” on after six years!! Remember, the Church has been around 2000 years and there’s a lot to learn!
In His Love,
Rhonda
 
When asked, I tend to say Catholic unless it is on a survey where the options are “Christian, Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, or other,” or something, in which case, I would answer Christian. I say Catholic whenever I can because it is more specific than Christian. In my mind, when I say that I am a Catholic, it should be obvious to any educated person that I am a Christian, so Catholic just provides more detail.
 
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