Uhhh, just a question

[musicotb]

So maybe this will but I am not trying to.
Lately I've read a few threads related to Catholicism, and they refer to it as their "Catholic religion" - now, last time I checked, the denomination of Catholicism had not separated so far from Christianity that it has become it's own religion, but I'm not Catholic so I can't be sure.
Sorry guys... guess I'm just particular when it comes to labels.

To make this less controversial I will include a little joke that dbf likes:
Q: how do you catch a bunny that's like no other bunny?
A: Unique up on it!
Q: And how do you catch a well-behaved bunny like no other bunny?
A: Tame way - unique up on it!!!

Uh, yeah, this is why I don't tell jokes...

 

[eddad]

Where's Jen?

 

[Cool-Beans]

So maybe this will but I am not trying to.
Lately I've read a few threads related to Catholicism, and they refer to it as their "Catholic religion" - now, last time I checked, the denomination of Catholicism had not separated so far from Christianity that it has become it's own religion, but I'm not Catholic so I can't be sure.
Sorry guys... guess I'm just particular when it comes to labels.

To make this less controversial I will include a little joke that dbf likes:
Q: how do you catch a bunny that's like no other bunny?
A: Unique up on it!
Q: And how do you catch a well-behaved bunny like no other bunny?
A: Tame way - unique up on it!!!

Uh, yeah, this is why I don't tell jokes...

So, what is the question?

 

[Dragonlord11_7]

Nope, Catholicism is still a branch of Christianity.

 

[musicotb]

No question, really.
And I wanted to point out that I have no problem with Catholics - my grandparents are Catholic. I just think it's funny that ppl. call Catholocism a religion.
I think that that gets a lot of people held up... I had a conversation today with a friend about why it matters to so many people how a person "gets to God" (bear with me here) - all religions believe in the same God, they just get to him a different way. But there are tensions between some of different religions. Then there are the religions that are separated into denominations, and those disagree to each other.
Isn't the important thing just to find some way to connect to God?

Anyway, I just wanted to point out that Catholicism isn't a separate religion.

 

[Cool-Beans]

Anyway, I just wanted to point out that Catholicism isn't a separate religion.

Oh. The title of the post was, "Uh, just a question" so I thought there might be a question I didn't get.

Of course, yes, Catholics are Christians.

Cute jokes, too.

 

[SwedishMeatball]

Interesting question and I don't know the answer. When I'm asked what religion I am, I don't answer Christian, I say Lutheran.

 

[Hercules10]

Wifey is/was a Roman Catholic. She always took exception to the fact that I was not welcome to the communion table at her Catholic church while she was welcomed with opened arms at my Methodist churchs.

They are a Christian sect. Just they are or believe to be a higher order of devotion then many of the Protestants.

Sorry to put it this way, but many Catholics seem to look down on any other Christians who aren't Catholics IMHO.

 

[paigevz]

Yes, where is Jenny?

If asked my religion, I say "Methodist"...........I don't say, the Methodist branch of the Christian religion...........

 

[The Mystery Machine]

Another go round???

 

[musicotb]

Yeah, I know that people refer to their denomination when asked. Unless they are non-denominational. But the typical question-response is:
Q: What religion are you?
A: I am methodist/Catholic/Baptist/etc.

But it's usually not "I belong to the Methodist religion/Catholic religion/Baptist religion/etc."
...whereas it woudl be appropriate to say "I belong to the Christian/Jewish/Islamic/etc. religion"

 

[CEDmom]

Wifey is/was a Roman Catholic. She always took exception to the fact that I was not welcome to the communion table at her Catholic church while she was welcomed with opened arms at my Methodist churchs.

They are a Christian sect. Just they are or believe to be a higher order of devotion then many of the Protestants.

Sorry to put it this way, but many Catholics seem to look down on any other Christians who aren't Catholics IMHO.

Catholics believe communion is the actual body and blood of Christ not just a representation or image. That and the fact that you have to be a baptised Catholic and technically go to confession on a regular basis in order to recieve communion. Unlike us Protestants that basically welcome anyone.

Funny story, we've joined a new church (Episcopal) since we moved. This one uses actually loaves of bread rather than wafers. DD doesn't yet take communion but she was asking a lot about it today. My favorite was she wanted to know if they had any butter for the bread . Of course she asks as we're kneeling at the alter and I almost bust a gut trying not to laugh .

 

[Beth76]

But it's usually not "I belong to the Methodist religion/Catholic religion/Baptist religion/etc."
...whereas it woudl be appropriate to say "I belong to the Christian/Jewish/Islamic/etc. religion"

You're really grasping at straws here. If someone is Catholic they say their religion is Catholic. There are so many forms of Christianity that they're just being specific. I honestly don't understand the problem except perhaps that you're bothered by people specifying they're Catholic.

 

[disneymama73]

You're really grasping at straws here. If someone is Catholic they say their religion is Catholic. There are so many forms of Christianity that they're just being specific. I honestly don't understand the problem except perhaps that you're bothered by people specifying they're Catholic.

This is exactly what I was just going to say. If someone asks me what religion I am, I say Catholic. I agree that the OP is grasping at straws. I don't get the point being made here.

 

[musicotb]

You're really grasping at straws here. If someone is Catholic they say their religion is Catholic. There are so many forms of Christianity that they're just being specific. I honestly don't understand the problem except perhaps that you're bothered by people specifying they're Catholic.

No, I'm just saying that in a post, it's innaccurate to say "In the Catholic religion..." that's different than saying "In Catholicism..." or "among Catholics..." Am I not making sense? Sorry guys.

 

[Beth76]

No, I'm just saying that in a post, it's innaccurate to say "In the Catholic religion..." that's different than saying "In Catholicism..." or "among Catholics..." Am I not making sense? Sorry guys.

No you're not making sense. Catholicism is a religion. Just like others have said, when asked the question "what religion are you" people generally don't say "Christian", they say "Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist." They are all different and believe different things even though all are classified as Christian.

 

[paigevz]

No, I'm just saying that in a post, it's innaccurate to say "In the Catholic religion..." that's different than saying "In Catholicism..." or "among Catholics..." Am I not making sense? Sorry guys.

To me it's just semantics..........what difference does it make how it's said? I'd sure hate to think I have to be absolutely accurate each and every time I speak/post.

My husband is American, born of a family lineage of Mexican natives. If people ask "What's your heritage?" He says Mexican...........If people ask, "What's your ethnicity?" He says Mexican.........if they ask "What's your race?" He still answers Mexican. He could be much more accurate, but what they really want to know is, "Is your background Mexican, South American, Native American, Indian, or Middle Eastern?" So he gives the answer they are looking for.

 

[musicotb]

Oh well, I guess I'm just a troublemaker.
Some say po-tay-toes, some say po-tah-toes... right?
I guess I was trying to just make the point that technically Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity and not it's own religion... which, as far as my knowledge goes, is a fact. I am not saying you are wrong if you want to consider yourself your own religion if your'e Catholic, it's just technically correct. Oh well.

 

[alnickandme]

Oh well, I guess I'm just a troublemaker.
Some say po-tay-toes, some say po-tah-toes... right?
I guess I was trying to just make the point that technically Catholicism is a denomination of Christianity and not it's own religion... which, as far as my knowledge goes, is a fact. I am not saying you are wrong if you want to consider yourself your own religion if your'e Catholic, it's just technically correct. Oh well.

I think I know what you mean. My MIL is a devout Catholic and I was raised Lutheran. She says a lot of things like to me like "In my religion, we believe X". To me, I think that we are the same religion, but it seems that my MIL thinks they are different, and that I had never heard of some the most basic tenets of Christianity.

However, I agree with another poster - if I was asked what religion I was, I would say "Lutheran".

 

[lindalinda]

If someone asks me what religion I am , I say Christian, if they ask me what church I go to, I say methodist.

BTW, at my Methodist Church, we serve the loaves for communion ( I have been in churches that have the wafers).

For a while we went to a Christian (denomination) church. It was one of those big ones, with a stage. The children had their own service that was completely separate. One day my 10 year old son said he really thought we should go back to a church that had an altar so you could go and kneel to pray. Back to Methodist in a flash!