Quote :

"Catholic is an adjective derived from the Greek adjective '?a???????' / 'katholikos', meaning "whole" or "complete" [1]. In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. For Roman Catholics, the term "Catholic Church" refers to the Church, both Western and Eastern, in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. Protestants use it to refer to the entire body of believers in Jesus Christ. "

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic

i may have missed a great deal of things if I'm reading that right

10/20/2008 12:13:10 AM

its wikipedia for god's sake!

[Edited on October 20, 2008 at 12:14 AM. Reason : chill dude]

10/20/2008 12:13:45 AM

Whatdya mean it's not people who really like cats?
Cataholic?
oh wait

10/20/2008 12:15:33 AM

Methodist version of apostles creed

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" I believe in God the Father Almighty, maker of heaven and earth; And in Jesus Christ his only Son our Lord: who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, dead, and buried; the third day he rose from the dead; he ascended into heaven, and sitteth at the right hand of God the Father Almighty; from thence he shall come to judge the quick and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. "

thats where the italicized part of wikipedia comes from- lower case catholic

10/20/2008 12:20:48 AM

well then I'm misunderstanding the definition of "protestant", then

i never claimed to be smart, but I'm no genius

10/20/2008 12:28:57 AM

it's a homograph, b

[Edited on October 20, 2008 at 1:48 AM. Reason : it's like using "protestant" to mean protestor]

10/20/2008 1:47:26 AM

Quote :

"Some Protestant Churches avoid using the term completely, to the extent among many Lutherans of reciting the Creed with the word Christian in place of Catholic. [10][11][12] The Orthodox Churches share some of the concerns about Roman Catholic papal claims, but disagree with some Protestants about the nature of the Church as one body. For some, to use the word "Catholic" at all is to appear to give credence to papal claims."

i grew up baptist, and the term 'catholic' was used synonymously with 'nonbeliever'

10/20/2008 2:10:53 AM

Yeah, and everywhere above the Mason Dixon line the term Baptist is interchangeable with dipshit.

10/20/2008 2:29:41 AM

touche'

10/20/2008 8:51:32 PM

Quote :

"i may have missed a great deal of things if I'm reading that right"

what exactly do you think you're missing?

10/20/2008 8:57:00 PM

if i knew that I wouldn't have made the thread now would I, Dick Tracy?

10/20/2008 9:14:04 PM

this thread is full of lulz

10/20/2008 9:16:13 PM

ok there was the christian church. Then Henry the 8th married his dead brother's wife, but she couldn't have kids. so he wanted to divorce her to bwn anne bolyn. so he made his own church- you should know the rest.

lutherans are from an old monk dude in Germany, who was the the REAL Martin Luther in 1490s. He posted some shit on the door about his beef with the church and broke away.

so the original chrisitan church with the pope and shit is the catholic church, but there is now western and eastern after the great schism.

10/20/2008 9:24:03 PM