[Dr. Eckleburg]

Thanks for that info from the RCC catechism. It's difficult to keep up with all the changing perspectives -- spoken, written, preached. It's never clear what Rome means at any given time.

Now we're told there's a significant difference in meaning between the words, doctrine and dogma. As was explained to me yesterday...

Posted by Danny Garland Jr. to Dr. Eckleburg
On Religion 06/13/2007 8:22:30 PM PDT · 61 of 84

"It seems many people are confusing the terms "doctrine" and "dogma." Our Lady's maternal mediation (Mother of All Peoples with its three aspects) is an official doctrine of the Church. It is not yet a dogma. It is valid to debate whether it should or should not be a dogma, but one cannot debate whether it is already a doctrine of the Catholic Church."

I looked up "dogma" in the dictionary and the first definition of dogma is..."doctrine!" (exclamation point mine)

Likewise, under the entry for doctrine, it says -- SYNONYM: dogma.

According to the dictionary it seems the words have the exact same meaning, dogma having a Greek etymology while doctrine is derived from Latin.

I think this comes under the heading of "conveniently fabricated loophole."

[1000 silverlings]

or “look over there!”, lol

[pjr12345]

In any case, that dog(ma) don’t hunt.

[fortheDeclaration]

Thanks for that info from the RCC catechism. It's difficult to keep up with all the changing perspectives -- spoken, written, preached. It's never clear what Rome means at any given time.

Jesuit double-speak