There are 2,942 Catholic Denominations, Maybe more

[Wampa]

Montoya snickers…

 

[Keikiolu]

ok, despite it being pointed out many times before, 30,000 protestant denominations is misleading, unfair, and downright false. The figure in my thread title is from EXACTLY the same source as the 30,000 denominations number people here keep referring to. If your point is to show protestants are divided, just say so and avoid making yourself look dumb.

• The figure comes from a study by David A Barrett
• the first figure was 20,780 denominations with some figure about how many there would be in the future coming from a different source.
• All the denominations listed are not protestant.
• 8,196 were protestant
• 2,942** of this number were Catholics, 194 Latin-rite,**** 580 are Orthodox and other Catholic (non-Roman) 504**
• According to Barrett, a “distinct denomination” is ANY division, including style of music, location of church, and other things that really are NOT divisions associated with the standard “denomination”.
• Barrett uses the standard definition of denomination but calls it “traditions.”
• He says there are 21 Protestant “traditions”, 6 marginal Protestant, 4 Catholic (non-Roman), 6 Anglican, 20 mixed pagan and Christian (two of which he deems Catholic), 19 Orthodox, 16 (Roman) Catholic
• Barrett also lists Roman Catholicism and Protestantism on the same level each considered a SINGLE ecclesial tradition.
  I’m not denying that there are divisions among protestants. I’m simply asking you to be honest in your discussions here. If you want to say Protestantism is bad cause it’s divided, fine But stop throwing around meaningless numbers.

Catholic means universal.

All Christians are “a variety” of member of the UNIVERSAL (Catholic) Church.

There is only ONE Church, the Catholic one,… and a guano-load of little groups who describe themselves as farther or not-so-far from submitting to the single authority of the Church, in their various ways.

If they don’t submit to the authority of the head of the Church, then they are most simply described as “protestant” groups, as they “protest” against a rightful authority.

Thus, ONE Catholic Church,…

…and nearly innumerable protestant “name givers to themselves of different names than their real name” (denominational) groups.

Mahalo ke Akua…!
E pili mau na pomaikai ia oe. Aloha nui.

 

[rr1213]

This thread has more than run its course, so sayonara until next time…

 

[contramundum7]

:newidea: Why don’t all the Catholics say every possible thing they can think of to be sure the Protestants NEVER listen to them about anything ever again?

Oh Wait! :doh2: You’re already doing that… sorry. Carry on.

:yawn: I’m going back to sleep.

No we’re not… You just don’t want to hear certain things…

 

[distracted]

:newidea: Why don’t all the Catholics say every possible thing they can think of to be sure the Protestants NEVER listen to them about anything ever again?

Oh Wait! :doh2: You’re already doing that… sorry. Carry on.

:yawn: I’m going back to sleep.

I hope you’re not sleeping when Your Judge comes… (or when you go to see Him)…

“Fear of God is the beginning of all wisdom”.

To me, Catholics and wanna-be’s have a proper fear of God (usually)… Those who don’t wnat to listen to the Church, are refusing to listen to God…

So go… that’s your choice…

 

[Sixtus]

Tiber Swim Team - Class of 98

Tiber Swim Team - Class of 2001

What’s with the TIBER SWIM TEAM?

 

[jmcrae]

What’s with the TIBER SWIM TEAM?

“Tiber Swim Team” refers to Steve Ray’s conversion story, Crossing the Tiber - it’s just a hokey, fun kind of way to identify ourselves as converts from Protestantism.

 

[JoeyWarren]

“Tiber Swim Team” refers to Steve Ray’s conversion story, Crossing the Tiber - it’s just a hokey, fun kind of way to identify ourselves as converts from Protestantism.

Aye righto mate!