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To: NYer

He used the word ‘papist’. Anti-Catholic bigotry or common usage?


6 posted on 02/10/2014 3:18:12 PM PST by xone
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To: xone

Just a bit of self-deprecating humor.


9 posted on 02/10/2014 3:59:39 PM PST by ottbmare (the OTTB mare, now a proud Marine Mom)
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In this exact context, "papist" is neither anti-Catholic bigotry nor common usage. It's an ironic Catholic identity affirmation.

It's analogous to the way the Society of Friends wryly adopted the originally-contemptuous word "Quaker" --- or we proud Southrons will ironically call ourselves "rednecks."

Besides, Thomas Peters (CatholicVote) also has a blog called "American Papist." So he uses this term for himself--- and entre nous

11 posted on 02/10/2014 4:20:03 PM PST by Mrs. Don-o ("Speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into Him who is the Head, into Christ.")
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To: xone
He used the word ‘papist’. Anti-Catholic bigotry or common usage?

He used in relationship to Rocco Palmo's blog. Palmo is a self professed authority on anything papal.

14 posted on 02/10/2014 4:40:39 PM PST by NYer ("The wise man is the one who can save his soul. - St. Nimatullah Al-Hardini)
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To: xone

Tom Peters has long had a blog called “American Papist.”

He’s appropriated the term “Papist” the way the Jesuits appropriated the (derogatory) term “Jesuit.”


20 posted on 02/10/2014 5:03:27 PM PST by Arthur McGowan
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He used the word ‘papist’. Anti-Catholic bigotry or common usage?

Dittos to what the others have said, with the added thought that there are so many "cafeteria Catholics" who pick-and-choose which doctrines they believe and which moral teachings they accept (e.g., contraception), that a Catholic may call himself a Papist as shorthand for saying "I accept the teachings of the Catholic Church on all matters of faith and morals."

In that sense it becomes more "common usage" for faithful Catholics.

On the traditional wing, it also becomes shorthand to distinguish traditionalists who accept Vatican II and the popes from John XXIII through Francis from sedevacantist traditionalists who reject Vatican II.

30 posted on 02/11/2014 7:21:27 PM PST by Dajjal (Justice Robert Jackson was wrong -- the Constitution IS a suicide pact.)
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