Catholicism

Partly because my grandfather gave it to me, and partly because I love the idea that the saint icons in catholicism play exactly the same role as the drogue in "voodoo", with the saints playing the same role as the loa. ❋ Unknown (2007)

American catholicism is a “hand that rocks the cradle” religion. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Furthermore, by reading Professor Amerio and other learned commentators on the modern church it is transparently obvious that there is a paradigm change in what is being narrated to us as "catholicism". ❋ Unknown (2009)

Indeed 'catholicism' was reformed, in the sense of being restructured and made to appear differently outwardly. ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

All of pagan 'catholicism's' so-called 'christian' daughters are but harlot systems of religion fornicating with ' the god of this world', he who is "the father of lies". ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

"The Way of Truth is evil spoken of" because of pagan "catholicism" and her harlot pagan "christian" daughters ; ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Only True GOD has given HIS Call to "Come out of her, MY people", unto all who are held captive by this wicked, evil world and it's seductive religious systems, and especially the ones called "catholicism" and "christianity". ❋ James F. McGrath (2009)

What you have described in this combox as "catholicism" sounds more like a SNL parody written by a bunch of bitter ex-nuns. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I would no more call the witch-hunting religion of the African child abusers "protestant fundamentalism" than I would call Haitian voodoo "catholicism". ❋ Steve Sailer (2005)

The church of Rome embraced that opinion which at length prevailed over the other, and obtained a kind of catholicism against that which was countenanced only by the authority of St John; as that church was always wondrous happy in reducing other churches unto an acquiescency in its sentiments, as seldom wanting desire or skill dexterously to improve its manifold advantages. ❋ 1616-1683 (1965)

Here is my answer: To truly and really be Catholic is to embrace the Cross, which will require a repeated rejection of "catholicism": catholicism-for-me. ❋ Unknown (2009)

They also did not emphasize the lapse between Joyce and his "catholicism" (I'd say they practically overlooked it entirely) by leaving out two quotes which would shape the understanding of his thought on the Church perfectly. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Its not surprising that islam can fail to meet ones spiritual/social needs just like christianity/catholicism/judaism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Presumably, though incorrect IMO, the nullification and seccession supporters would claim that congress could no more pass a law requiring compliance in the face of official state nullification or bar states from leaving the union than they could pass a law mandating catholicism as the state religion. ❋ Unknown (2010)

All of the organized religious movements, catholicism, judiasm, islam, taoism, quakerism and on and on are all male dominant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

No, the connection is between catholicism and stupidity. ❋ Unknown (2010)

There is little of the organized religion cookie-cutter feelings that I have had when exploring catholicism, born-again-ness, judaism, etc etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The Church of England is a state church, but it occupies a middle ground between catholicism and protestantism. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Or the repeated public crossings of oneself in roman catholicism and its kissings of rings and repeated "hail mary" s. ❋ Unknown (2010)