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[StGerardMajella]

No such political terminology is accepted or used by the Church.

Nonsense. I wasn’t even referring to Church terminology. I was simply explaining that there are different perspectives - liberal and conservative - within the Church faithful.

As a simple example, you have every spectrum from radical feminists to conservative Republicans, and every color and stripe in between, within the Church faithful.

As the original post noted, you can find Catholic “news” organizations on the web that promote both sides of the political spectrum, some more radical than others. Some allege to be Catholic, and are not. Others more closely follow the Church’s teaching. Regardless, caution is warranted in these situations.

Among traditional Catholic news resources, I can think of not a few that are very radical in their opinions - Some are outright anti-semitic, others make the most false accusations and engage in the most bombastic rhetoric.

Incorrect, as the Catholic Church does not tolerate a “diverse system of belief systems”, and no Catholic who “decides what to believe” can be a “traditional” Catholic.

Within the Catholic Church, you have extremes on both sides: ultra-liberal wings of the Church that want to liberalize the Church’s stands on abortion, encourage women to be priests, and the like. By the same token, you have radical conservative wings of the Church, who want to go back to pre-Vatican II days and abolish the Novus Ordo. I made no value statement whatsoever about either side.

This is not about Church doctrine, but about the faithful and their diversity of belief systems. I made no commentary whatsoever on Church doctrine, as the original post was reflecting the diversity of public opinion within traditional Catholicism as expressed in various Catholic news organs, such as the Remnant Newspaper, etc.

The Catholic Church is the most diverse on the planet in terms of ethnicity, cultures, and more.

 

[Brendan_64]

Part of what I’m saying is it is sometimes hard to determine that.

Then, as has been suggested, open your Catechism. The teachings in the Catechism are clear and we are bound to accept every single one of them. Views that diverge from anything written in Church teachings are simply wrong.

If someone holds a view that is at odds with, in any way, anything that our Church teaches, then the view that they hold is quite simply wrong. Such views are not Catholic.

No such political terminology is accepted or used by the Church.
Incorrect, as the Catholic Church does not tolerate a “diverse system of belief systems”, and no Catholic who “decides what to believe” can be a “traditional” Catholic.

We are Catholic and therefore we are bound to accept and adhere to, all Church teachings, every single word.

 

[StGerardMajella]

We are Catholic and therefore we are bound to accept and adhere to, all Church teachings, every single word.

Correct. However, that doesn’t eliminate the “news” organizations on the web that allege to be “Catholic”, and promote their own agenda. Especially in the traditional Catholic sphere, I could rattle off any number of traditionalists web sites that claim to be “Catholic”, but instead promote counter-Catholic views, such as anti-semitism, etc.

Someone such as the original poster needs to be very cautious when being exposed to this information, because it is not Catholic even though it poses as such. They should seek more reputable sources for information.

 

[Brendan_64]

Correct. However, that doesn’t eliminate the “news” organizations on the web that allege to be “Catholic”, and promote their own agenda. Especially in the traditional Catholic sphere, I could rattle off any number of traditionalists web sites that claim to be “Catholic”, but instead promote counter-Catholic views, such as anti-semitism, etc.

Someone such as the original poster needs to be very cautious when being exposed to this information, because it is not Catholic even though it poses as such. They should seek more reputable sources for information.

And equally, if not more so, on the other end of the spectrum there are those who claim that “the Church has changed” and that we are now free to hold views on contraception, divorce, reception of Communion, homo relations, cohabitation etc. that are opposed to what the Church has always taught. Then you have those who say that to deliberately miss mass on Sundays once in a while isn’t that big a deal and doesn’t need to be confessed. I see far more of this within our Church than the ‘radical trads’.

 

[baliano]

These two Catechisms serve different purposes. The Baltimore Catechism is great for short, clear, and concise answers to questions. But stopping there is probably why many lost their faith in the 60s. The catechism of the Catholic Church, is better for more in depth study, as it has all the citations to follow to the documents the statements are derived from.

There is a reason manufacturers include a “Quick Start Reference” with most new devices, too many people don’t have the time or patience to read the full manual. I’d bet money that most of those Catechisms that were handed out a couple of years ago have been collecting dust ever since.