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Many times the POpes in ecyclicals and other writings refer to the “The One holy Catholic Roman Church”, and things like that.
 
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Many can find your answers here but I consider myself “Roman Catholic” as Rome is where our Vatican and Pope lives. It’s the sacred heart of where Catholicism lies and I am proud to be a Roman Catholic. I don’t think though that it truly matters as long as we all believe an follow the faith as best as we can. Have a wonderful weekend friends, God Bless ur friend Lilah:)
 
**Actually - R3VAN is correct. Roman Catholic is not one of the official titles of the Church. ****The name “Roman Catholic” actually stems from the English Reformation. **

During the reign of Henry VIII, the Church of England identified itself as the “Catholic Church of England” or “English Cathollic Church”. To differentiate itself from the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome, it began calling the Church, the “Roman Catholic Church”.

Through the centuries, the name has come to be less derogatory. Whereas, I don’t reject or dislike the name, I don’t identify myself to others as “Roman Catholic”. I identify myself as Catholic.
 
Then if he doesn’t like the term Roman Catholic then he can use Latin Catholic.

Yes we are all Catholics, but Catholics (as has been stated in the first couple of posts of this thread) may be members of different Catholic Churches.

So how do we identify ourselves to show these differences even though we are all part of the universal Catholic Church?

We do so by adding a descriptive word before Catholic. So I am a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic who happens to attend a Melkite Greek Catholic parish when I am at my parents’ home. I also happen to be a member of the Order of Carmel which is a Latin Catholic religious order.
 
CatholicFireman said:
I’m Latin Rite Catholic or Catholic…Latin Rite. 🙂
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While this is sort of a common usage it is incorrect. People are members of particular Churches, not rites. Particular Churches are members of the rites.

Each particual Church has its own heirarchy and is in communion with the Holy Father in Rome.

For a member of the Latin Catholic Church their diocesen bishop is their heirarch and the Pope is the head of their Church.

For a member of the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church their eparchal bishop is their heirarch and the Metropolitian Archbishop of Pittsburgh is the head of their Church. The Metropolitian is in communion with the Pope who is the head of the universal Catholic Church (his other two offices, Head of the Latin Catholic Church and Bishop of Rome have no other meaning to an Eastern Catholic other than those are offices held by the Pope).

So right now I live in Tucson, AZ. The Latin Catholic Church has a Diocese here but as a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic my bishop would be the bishop of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.

Just to muddy the waters for you though, my actual ordinary is my prior provincial because I am a religious brother and I do have to follow the Diocese of Tucson guidelines becuase I work in a ministry within that diocese. Even though the ministry is in the Eparchy as well, as we are a Latin religious order we work for the Latin Catholic Bishops. The ministry I work in is our Carmelite Catholic High School.
 
LemonAndLime said:
Here in the UK, the sign outside of my local Catholic Church alongside the mass times proclaims that it is a “Roman Catholic” Church, so I don’t see what you mean by the term not being in use at all.
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As opposed to the “Anglican Catholic” Church? Makes sense.
 
ByzCath said:
While this is sort of a common usage it is incorrect. People are members of particular Churches, not rites. Particular Churches are members of the rites.

Each particual Church has its own heirarchy and is in communion with the Holy Father in Rome.

For a member of the Latin Catholic Church their diocesen bishop is their heirarch and the Pope is the head of their Church.

For a member of the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church their eparchal bishop is their heirarch and the Metropolitian Archbishop of Pittsburgh is the head of their Church. The Metropolitian is in communion with the Pope who is the head of the universal Catholic Church (his other two offices, Head of the Latin Catholic Church and Bishop of Rome have no other meaning to an Eastern Catholic other than those are offices held by the Pope).

So right now I live in Tucson, AZ. The Latin Catholic Church has a Diocese here but as a Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic my bishop would be the bishop of the Holy Protection of Mary Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Phoenix.

Just to muddy the waters for you though, my actual ordinary is my prior provincial because I am a religious brother and I do have to follow the Diocese of Tucson guidelines becuase I work in a ministry within that diocese. Even though the ministry is in the Eparchy as well, as we are a Latin religious order we work for the Latin Catholic Bishops. The ministry I work in is our Carmelite Catholic High School.
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So you’re saying I need to change my profile under “religion”? 😉
 
I’m a member of the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church… Roman Catholic Church for short 😉
 
JackVk said:
Well, you are in England. They have to make sure they know where we heathenous papists dwell so they can execute us :rolleyes:
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Unfortunately they have another clue - all of us British who went out to great the Pope during his papal visit. Perhaps that was a motive behind the invite, to draw is out into the open. :rolleyes:
 
Visiting in strange (unfamiliar) towns and cities, if one hope to find a Catholic Church, Latin rite, even the phone book can provide assistance by listing: Roman Catholic Churches. I can’t understand why this title bothers anybody …

PS - I live in the USA.
 
catharina said:
Visiting in strange (unfamiliar) towns and cities, if one hope to find a Catholic Church, Latin rite, even the phone book can provide assistance by listing: Roman Catholic Churches. I can’t understand why this title bothers anybody …
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Personally, I’m not bothered. I just try to listen to the church (NOT accusing anybody here) so I know what to and what not to do. It’s just me.

If the church said my rite was the Throat Wobbler Mangrove rite, so be it. 🤷
 
I find this a bit confusing. How many kinds of catholics (eastern, western, roman, traditional, byzantine and so on) are there?

Edit: would it be better if i said: Papal friendly Norwegian Catholic or Norwegian Catholic instead of Roman Catholic?
 
Padraig1972 said:
I find this a bit confusing. How many kinds of catholics (eastern, western, roman, traditional, byzantine and so on) are there?

Edit: would it be better if i said: Papal friendly Norwegian Catholic or Norwegian Catholic instead of Roman Catholic?
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I like that! I’ll have to tell my wife (she’s part Norwegian) that one.
 
Padraig1972 said:
**I find this a bit confusing. How many kinds of catholics (eastern, western, roman, traditional, byzantine and so on) are there?**Edit: would it be better if i said: Papal friendly Norwegian Catholic or Norwegian Catholic instead of Roman Catholic?
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For me, more to the point is that a number of Churches in this huge country, call themselves “Catholic” but are not Catholic. A few that come to mind: Old Polish Catholic Church, Catholic Apostolic Church, Lutheran Catholic Church, etc., am dragging these titles from memory over 50 years of travel in the USA. Why bother with the fakes? So I look for Roman Catholic churches.
 
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