How many isms can a poor man stand?

[goodcatholic]

I’ve been told there are too many ‘isms’ these days. Some people don’t like us using them. Modernism. Relativism, Communism, Post modernism, cultural Marxism and so on.
And what is wrong with buzz words? I’ve never considered these words as just fashionable anyway. They’
ve been long in use and are not just passing trends.
I don’t use them to win arguments. I use them to see patterns in what is really happening in today’s society. Relativism is real. Society really is going in a different direction to Christianity. Modernism is a threat to the Catholic Church’s traditional values.

 

[goodcatholic]

Critics of the Catholic Church are happy to use the word “traditionalism” I notice.

 

[goodcatholic]

Radicalism. The last 12 months I’ve allowed myself to be become a right wing radicalised Catholic.
Conservatism suits me fine these days. And I think you cant help but be conservative and Catholic.

 

[StephieNorthCo]

Well, wouldn’t minimalism minimize the amount of isms?

Contrary wise, maximal ism might cast doubtism on where ism isn’t the natural state is of worldism viewism

 

[goodcatholic]

Knowitallism is what I really cant stand.

 

[stpurl]

Really? How is that?
A lot of Catholics I know hate that word, but are incredibly critical of the Catholic Church regarding many issues, finding the Church is not friendly enough, not ‘welcoming’, doesn’t have women priests, doesn’t respect certain groups, is ‘far too wealthy’, too male oriented, etc. etc. None of the above would be considered ‘traditionalist’, right?

A lot of Catholics I know like that word and love the Catholic Church. . .not the ‘traditional’ Church ‘alone’ but the whole Church. I mean, throughout Catholic history people who like Latin, wear headcoverings, love the EF, practice ‘old fashioned’ devotions like a family rosary, devotions to saints, read the Liturgy of the Hours or the Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary, have holy water, holy cards, holy pictures, family Bibles, etc., have loved the Catholic Church and the people in the Church. . .even at times when their fellow Catholics derided them for being ‘too simple’ (in the 19th century), when their fellow Catholics argued about things like holy images (9th century iconoclassicism), etc. etc.

So it seems to me that lots of people who criticize the church aren’t happy at all to use the word ‘traditionalism’. . .well, unless you mean they’re happy to use the word to blame all ‘that kind of people’ for the ills in the church that the critics don’t like!