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adawgj
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How can we not become cradle Catholics and become adult Catholics?
What does it even mean to be cradle Catholic?
What does it even mean to be cradle Catholic?
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KendraDZ1902
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I thought it meant you were born into the faith, unlike protestants and such who convert.
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Oneofthewomen
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It just means someone has been Catholic since birth, not a convert.
It does not necessarily mean that have been well-catechized in the faith, but then again, that’s not really a “requirement”. Once Baptized into the faith, you are Catholic, forever.
It is up to the individual to continue to learn if they want their faith to grow and mature.
It does not necessarily mean that have been well-catechized in the faith, but then again, that’s not really a “requirement”. Once Baptized into the faith, you are Catholic, forever.
It is up to the individual to continue to learn if they want their faith to grow and mature.
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Miserissima
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Perfect…two thumbs up!
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adawgj
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Thanks for clarifying
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agnes_therese
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That’s exactly what it means.
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Hans_W
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I think that “Cradle Catholic” often has a negative connotation.
It often, not always, depicts a person of having grown up in a Catholic environment, but then slowly drifted away from faith, from the real meaning of being Catholic.
Europe with its empty churches is full of Cradle Catholics.
Back to the original question: actively practice your faith so that you remain an ‘Active Catholic’.
It often, not always, depicts a person of having grown up in a Catholic environment, but then slowly drifted away from faith, from the real meaning of being Catholic.
Europe with its empty churches is full of Cradle Catholics.
Back to the original question: actively practice your faith so that you remain an ‘Active Catholic’.
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robwar
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Usually the term cradle Catholic means someone that was raised in the faith and never left it. My husband would qualify with that term. Revert is someone raised Catholic, either left it for a while to another Christian or other faith or even just stop practicing altogether but came back or “reverted” to become a practicing Catholic. These terms are important because cradle, revert, convert each will have a different perspective and understanding and experiences. Not one situation is better than another. There are strengths in all of them and all of them can give the person a basis and role in reaching out to others which is what we all are called to do.
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Ohana
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A good and complete answer
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JM3
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CCC 1653 The fruitfulness of conjugal love extends to the fruits of the moral, spiritual, and supernatural life that parents hand on to their children by education. Parents are the principal and first educators of their children.162 In this sense the fundamental task of marriage and family is to be at the service of life.163
vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_gravissimum-educationis_en.html
Can. 1136 Parents have the most grave duty and the primary right to take care as best they can for the physical, social, cultural, moral, and religious education of their offspring.
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tommydude2112
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Cradle Catholic - anyone who was born into the Catholic faith
This term has nothing to do with a person’s level of faith, I’m guessing the Pope is a cradle catholic (born to Italians in south america = catholic!). The opposite of Cradle Catholic is convert.
You may be thinking of Lapsed Catholic which refers to someone who was originally a Catholic but has lost touch with the faith (i.e. don’t attend Church regularly, don’t pray, etc.)
You can be an adult catholic and a cradle catholic. They are mutually exclusive.
This term has nothing to do with a person’s level of faith, I’m guessing the Pope is a cradle catholic (born to Italians in south america = catholic!). The opposite of Cradle Catholic is convert.
You may be thinking of Lapsed Catholic which refers to someone who was originally a Catholic but has lost touch with the faith (i.e. don’t attend Church regularly, don’t pray, etc.)
You can be an adult catholic and a cradle catholic. They are mutually exclusive.
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Sarcelle
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Your last statements are confusing.
You said that you can be a cradle Catholic and an adult Catholic
You than say that they are mutually exclusive. A cradle.Catholic is one who has been baptized as a Catholic as a baby but not all cradle.Catholics leave the faith. Some remain faithful throughout childhood, adolescence and adulthood.
I was baptized Catholic but then was raised.atheist and then made the decision to go back to the Church as an adult. I never lapsed in the first place since I was.never raised in the Faith to begin with.
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