I define Catholic as someone who adheres to CATHOLIC principles/teachings/dogma.
Sorry, but according to the definition you give, Hitler was a Catholic. He was baptized Catholic but it is likely he never stepped foot inside a Catholic Church, w/ or w/o his family
This is of utmost importance because the world looks at what is going on in our Church and often people shake their head and roll their eyes and we all know how anti-Catholic a lot of Protestants are. We need to show the world that being Catholic, being truly part of the Church means more than just slapping a name on someone
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