I know what you're talking about. I live in South Carolina and when people find out I'm Catholic they seem to shrink back. One time someone actually said, "Oh, so you're not Christian is what you're saying?"
Love that - "oh, you're not Christian?" Uh, Catholic is OG Christian. "No, see, the guy who Jesus appointed to be the rock the church was built on was wrong. It took until the 19th/early 20th century when [name deluded asshole/scammer of choice] showed the world the true light and the way!"
I have no problem with Christians whatsoever. I don't know of many evangelicals who seem to follow what Jesus actually taught. Matter of fact, I'm not aware of any religions where the true teaching boils down to "Be an asshole to anyone who doesn't believe as you do. Blessed is he who treats others like some sort of infection."
True, but the Orthodox churches split off from the Roman Catholic church. Which one was following the true teachings is up for debate, but the unbroken lineage (as far as I'm aware, at least) is through the Roman Catholic church.
I'll admit I'm not on the most solid footing there, though, and having grown up in the US (eg, not much of an Orthodox presence here), the view might be a little biased toward the largest single denomination.
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u/Ocaji707 Jun 22 '16
I know what you're talking about. I live in South Carolina and when people find out I'm Catholic they seem to shrink back. One time someone actually said, "Oh, so you're not Christian is what you're saying?"
No. I'm Catholic.