“Catholic”. kek. Do you get a passport and shit? Do you get to vote in your fancy city-state?
No & no. Youll do what your commander in chief (pope) says, and you’ll pay him handsomely for the privilege.
Hate? Hardly. I want to threaten your security in your identity, because the identity comes with baggage. Try saying “I attend a nice local Catholic church” rather than “I am Catholic” for a month. Its healthier to own your individual identity than to melt into an identity someone else defines for you.
With sincere love I offer this.
So what is it to be catholic then?
Youve said you will throw off the parts of the faith that you dont like by objecting to the popes instruction. Swell! But what is it about the faith that you wont throw off? My guess is that its some basics about which we fully agree. But you tell me anon. You came in here parsing the catholic faith. What is the core of this identity that you are so secure in?
Thank you. Thats new to me. Is it a biblical position?