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Someday, I will really and truly understand all of your customs. And that will signal, um, you must have some end-of-the-world cultural reference; pretend I've just used it.
Splash, if you get to that point, be sure to let us know. I'm not sure any of us understand all of our customs. That 7 billion people that Bear was alluding to previously? There's a lot of separate cultural and social groups in there, and they all have their own customs, histories, and traditions. |
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« Reply #61 on: November 11, 2008, 08:27:38 pm » |
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Splash, if you get to that point, be sure to let us know. I'm not sure any of us understand all of our customs. That 7 billion people that Bear was alluding to previously? There's a lot of separate cultural and social groups in there, and they all have their own customs, histories, and traditions. Well, as I don't yet understand all of the culture in Port Outreach, much less the rest of Mother, I don't think there's any danger of it happening any time soon. |
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« Reply #62 on: November 21, 2008, 08:23:38 pm » |
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I tried to figure out "catholic," but there were too many definitions, and following them made my brain hurt. So then I thought I'd least figure out what "homophobia" was, and that was worse. I think I'm going to have to give up my mediator eye, at least on this forum. I think I'll shut up for a while and try to puzzle things out.
I won't try to explain homophobia unless you ask, because I get too worked up, but in this case, Catholic means the Roman Catholic Church and its members, and part of the problem is that Kalaong is not making a distinction between the dogma of the Church and the opinions of its members. Generally, capitol-C Catholic refers to the Church. |
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« Reply #63 on: November 21, 2008, 08:53:12 pm » |
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...and one of the meanings of lower-case C "catholic" is "diverse."  |
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« Reply #64 on: November 21, 2008, 08:58:59 pm » |
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...and one of the meanings of lower-case C "catholic" is "diverse." And I was NOT going to bring that up.  One of the prayers my religious group prays uses "catholic" in that sense, and visitors get outraged frequently. |
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« Reply #65 on: November 21, 2008, 09:15:10 pm » |
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It also means "universal." Way to confuse little Episcopalian kids reciting the creed!
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« Reply #66 on: November 21, 2008, 09:54:16 pm » |
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Catholic means the Roman Catholic Church and its members ...and one of the meanings of lower-case C "catholic" is "diverse." I t also means "universal." You see my problem. First thing a mediator learns is: there are times to just shut up and listen. Second thing a mediator learns is: those times are much more frequent than one thinks. |
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« Reply #67 on: November 22, 2008, 06:04:48 am » |
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As I understand it, the Christian church in Rome called itself the "catholic" or "universal" church. Hence Roman Catholic Church.
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« Reply #68 on: November 22, 2008, 08:09:50 am » |
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No, the catholic and universal Church is all Christians everywhere and forever. The Roman Catholic Church is the group of Christians who listen to the pope of Rome.
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« Reply #69 on: November 22, 2008, 10:15:55 am » |
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txanne, are you a current Episcopalian, or an escapee? |
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« Reply #71 on: November 22, 2008, 01:34:38 pm » |
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Gee, and I thought catholic = addicted to cats.  |
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« Reply #72 on: November 22, 2008, 03:01:43 pm » |
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It would certainly be convenient to have a word that means addicted to cats. It might be confusing to have a word that means addicted to Roman cats.
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« Reply #73 on: November 22, 2008, 03:03:58 pm » |
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Now I'm trying not to make a joke centred around "Greek ortho-dogs"... but then I'd have to explain it... |
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« Reply #74 on: November 22, 2008, 03:51:53 pm » |
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The Roman Catholic Church, once upon a time several centuries ago, was the sole flavor of Christianity found in most of Europe, and it took the name Catholic as a claim that it was the universal Christian Church when there started being other flavors. If I'm remembering correctly.
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