tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post5635277252573743877..comments2023-06-18T05:01:03.708-05:00Comments on Popin' Ain't Easy: Why are Catholics Like Humpty Dumpty?Throwbackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-10394534789272601612008-11-05T16:55:00.000-06:002008-11-05T16:55:00.000-06:00Excellent points, all. I supposed that "intellectu...Excellent points, all. I supposed that "intellectual dishonesty" implies a certain level of reflection that is lacking in the poll respondents mentioned in the post. Which might be even worse. One would think the specifics of one's relationship to the Creator and Judge would merit a bit more consideration.Throwbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14896446477292839087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-18944278787750215582008-11-05T00:13:00.000-06:002008-11-05T00:13:00.000-06:00I bet the Catholic vote did, in fact, vote very hi...I bet the Catholic vote did, in fact, vote very highly in support of Catholic positions.<BR/><BR/>The problem is that most of those who self-identify as Catholic are not in any meaningful sense of the term.<BR/><BR/>But as for me and my house. . .Karlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10773904547340912042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-14824431242752366812008-11-04T10:42:00.000-06:002008-11-04T10:42:00.000-06:00Dead on.When somebody tells me that they're Cathol...Dead on.<BR/><BR/>When somebody tells me that they're Catholic, they still haven't told me anything other than their parents were, "Catholic". It's the new Jewish.Philiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008515647735957831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1670360131617205450.post-2449868418739138652008-11-03T18:02:00.000-06:002008-11-03T18:02:00.000-06:00It's not so much about intellectual dishonesty, I ...It's not so much about intellectual dishonesty, I think. Probably, the word 'Catholic' has become associated with a culture, a broadly interpreted way of life and tenor of belief that allows for a great amount of restructuring.<BR/><BR/>And because almost everybody uses it that way, people don't recognise that it actually means something much more definite.Turgonianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13631382534572993042noreply@blogger.com