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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

hlthe2b

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4. Yes... I nearly married into a family of very liberal "cafeteria" Catholics...

Reply to seabeyond (Reply #3)

Mon Apr 23, 2012, 08:51 PM

Apr 2012

and went to mass with them quite a bit. Plenty of liberal/progressive (Vatican-ignoring) Catholics out there--still. Maybe not so much in Red States, but they are out there.

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Nuns are standing up to the Vatican [View all] 47of74 Apr 2012 OP

The nuns should start a new Catholic order. American "liberal" Catholics would adopt them in droves hlthe2b Apr 2012 #1

growing up in calif, i was around a lot of catholics. they were always the cool religion seabeyond Apr 2012 #3

Yes... I nearly married into a family of very liberal "cafeteria" Catholics... hlthe2b Apr 2012 #4

I think the church hierarchy parted company with most Catholics Matilda Apr 2012 #8

For the past several years I've said... 47of74 Jun 2012 #10

What's more, Humanae Vitae is bad moral theology Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #12

see, this is exactly what the pope is talking about. those uppity women, not knowing their place seabeyond Apr 2012 #2

Lately, the Church leadership has been sounding just like Fundie preachers meow2u3 Apr 2012 #5

Or are guilty of covering up other's misdeeds 47of74 Apr 2012 #6

That, too meow2u3 Apr 2012 #7

Good for them! Kath1 Jun 2012 #9

You go, girls!! lindysalsagal Jun 2012 #11

Non-thought in the Vatican Fortinbras Armstrong Jun 2012 #13

Too many in leadership see laity as pew stuffing 47of74 Jun 2012 #14