What makes a Catholic a ''Roman'' Catholic?

[Mystophilus]

When the Vatican uses “Roman Catholic” they are usually (not always, but usually) referring to one of the following:

1. referring to the Roman Rite part of the Church
2. referring to the Diocese of Rome

I am not so sure about that proportion. In at least the first five pages of those results, by far the most predominant usage is of “Roman Catholic” being used as a self-identifying reference to the Catholic Church in general, in discussions with Baptists, Jews, Anglicans, the Orthodox, the World Council of Churches, etc. There are a couple of references to “Roman Catholic” versus “Old Catholic”, but they are a rare exception there.

American Catholics are less adverse to the term “Roman Catholic”

Thus far, the only people whom I have seen complain against it have been Americans.

 

[phil19034]

Hello Phil.

When they use the term Roman Rite in referring to Liturgy, they mean the Novus Ordo. I am a Latin Rite Catholic and also a Roman Catholic. I adhere to the Latin Rite/Roman Rite for my worship and disciplines. That means I go to the Novus Ordo. Generally speaking the Roman Rite and Latin Rite are one in the same and when spoken of they are interchangeable in the context in which they are used. When speaking of those who are not using the Novus Ordo, they tend to specifiy the exact Rite, i.e. Ambrosian, Maronite, Tridentine, etc. But in general when the Vatican is talking Liturgy they are talking the Roman Rite which is the Latin Rite and both refer to the Novus Ordo.

Glenda

This was an “error” that Pope Benedict wanted to fix when he coined the names “Ordinary Form” and “Extraordinary Form”

They are both two forms of the Roman Rite. Technically, there is no such thing as the Trinitarian Rite or even a single Latin Rite.

There are several Latin Rites, the Roman Rite being just one of them. The Ambrosian Rite is one of the several Latin Rites. While the Maronite Rite is one of the Antiochene Rites.

The Latin Rites include:

• Roman Rite
  — Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite
  — Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite
  — Anglican Use of the Roman Rite
  — Zaire Use of the Roman Rite (not sure if this use is licit or not)
• Mozarabic Rite
• Ambrosian Rite
• Bragan Rite
• Carmelite Rite
• Dominican Rite
• Carthusian Rite

All of the above are Latin Rites and all of the above exclusively use Latin except for the Ordinary Form of the Roman Rite, the Anglican Use and the Zaire Use.