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15. Yep. They often use the literal term "apostate". I remember Mother Angelica of EWTN...

Reply to milestogo (Reply #7)

Mon Jun 27, 2022, 03:02 PM

Jun 2022

...whining about a group of Catholic laity, "Call To Action", which is a pretty wishy-washy liberal organization. This was in the late '90s or something. Her term of abuse for them was "Call To Apostasy".

EWTN has always been much closer to Bible Belt fundamentalism than to Catholicism. Which isn't so surprising, since EWTN is based in Alabama.

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It Is Time for Non-Fundamentalist Christian Denominations to Speak Out. [View all] MineralMan Jun 2022 OP

Lol. Like for example the Catholic Church? Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #1

No, not like the Catholic Church. MineralMan Jun 2022 #3

Ok you just shifted the meaning of fundamentalist Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #4

No, I did not. MineralMan Jun 2022 #11

Yes you did too. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #17

It is the original fundamentalist denomination. MineralMan Jun 2022 #18

Oh so now you are back to your equivocation Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #19

Nope. I'm done with this little subterfuge of yours for now. MineralMan Jun 2022 #21

How is pointing out a logical fallacy 'subterfuge'? Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #22

Actually, at most Catholic parishes, even conservative ones, you'd be hard-pressed... keep_left Jun 2022 #14

Yes the people are not the institution. Voltaire2 Jun 2022 #20

Some have. Here is the statement of the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church: Ocelot II Jun 2022 #2

Yes. Some have, but too few, too timidly, and too late. MineralMan Jun 2022 #8

I was reading an account that many congregations are divided by this, Hortensis Jun 2022 #12

I was at a Unitarian Church (normally very liberal) leftyladyfrommo Jun 2022 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author wyn borkins Jun 2022 #5

Presbyterian Church USA did as well. phylny Jun 2022 #6

Fundamentalist Christians hate liberal Christians. milestogo Jun 2022 #7

Yup TheRealNorth Jun 2022 #9

I don't think they can influence fundamentalists. MineralMan Jun 2022 #10

Yep. They often use the literal term "apostate". I remember Mother Angelica of EWTN... keep_left Jun 2022 #15

Historians have a term for people who disagreed with many Nazi policies but... Girard442 Jun 2022 #13

Way, Way, Way, Way, WAAAAAY Past Time. msfiddlestix Jun 2022 #16