Then you are a Catholic.
If you were baptized into the Catholic Church, you are a Catholic.
I don’t understand the question? Oh, wait, are you meaning the “Roman” part of Roman Catholic? If so, then you would need to determine what parish you were baptized in. If it’s a Latin Rite parish then yes, you are a Roman Catholic. If your family is of an Eastern Rite Catholic Church and had you baptized in that Rite then you are an Eastern Rite Catholic.
How were you confirmed without knowing what Rite you were being confirmed in? I don’t mean that to come off as rude mind you, but it’s absolutely bizarre that someone could be confirmed without this basic knowledge.I meant if Im Roman Catholic or not… Id say I probably am as you said if I was an Eastern Catholic I would know. I am a Confirmed Catholic in case you are wondering. God bless
It’s not so bizarre. She may just know that she is “Catholic”. Not everyone obsesses over rites as we do on CAF. Some people are barely aware of any other rites and to them everyone is Roman Catholic.
It’s an obsession to know which Rite of the Church you belong to
I didn’t mean it in a negative way towards the OP. Perhaps her Confirmation director, or the general state of Catechises. There is something fundamentally wrong, however, if in learning about the faith you don’t get taught that there are many, many other Rites. I do speak from a privileged position, so again, it’s not something I am blaming the OP for.Okay so I wasn’t confirmed yet, but I was received in the old rite and the word Roman was used in some sections, but that is because the term Roman Catholic was more used synonymously with Catholic in old documents. Now, we are more careful of the terms we use so as not to exclude.It’s an obsession to know which Rite of the Church you belong to
TrueLight speaks the truth, and her answer indicates to me that she lives in the “real world”. When I was Catholic, I had no idea that there were “other kinds” (rites) of Catholics. I believed everyone was a “Roman Catholic”. It was until I entered this forum that I discovered the existence of rites; hence why this forum is very educational. But in reality, not everyone obsesses over rites. I would go so far as to say that many of the things discussed on this forum aren’t indicative of the kind of discussions that would take place in the real world.
I was in college before I realized that, too. And I went to Catholic elementary and high schools!
The Catholic Church has more than 20 different rites. All are Catholic. Roman Catholic is one of them.
I suppose it depends on where people grow up, as well. We have a lot of Ukrainian Catholics, not so much here in the city, but in the countryside, so in the schools we make accommodations for both Ukrainian and Roman Catholics, and kids are aware that the Ukrainian kids are “Eastern Catholic,” and that we are “Roman Catholic.”
Congrats.
