Can there be two kinds of catholics in the same Church? Nah. As there is only one Christ, and Christ taught only one Doctrine, He established only One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church, and those who will be saved will be joined to Him in His Church on earth and in heaven, outside of which there will be no salvation. This is de fide Doctrine, intrinsic to the True Faith," de fide means it MUST BE BELIEVED. Cafeteria is not spelled C a t h o l i c. Prove it through any means you think you can, either Christ taught there is another Church --or He didn't.
Aleria: United Year Of Faith2009-02-17T09:30:13Z
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Cafeteria Catholics are people who say they are Catholic, but aren't.
That's it. As Peter Kreeft said "There is no such thing as a Cafeteria Catholic. You're either Catholic or you're not."
Well our Bishop sure uses the term.And we pray for there return to full acceptance.Now what is a Cafeteria Catholic well they pick and chose the parts of the Churches teachings they are willing to follow and disregard the rest. So a Catholic who is pro choice would be for example a cafeteria Catholic and because of there belief should not receive the Eucharist. It has been estimated that possibly 50% of Catholics fall into the Cafeteria class.We still claim them and only pray and hope for there return to full communion with the Church. Orchidmg the Church is not against the Death Penalty but do require it be used with very limited use and only for the greater good.
Cradle Catholics are Catholics that have been in that religion since they were baptized as an infant, their whole life. Cateteria Catholics are ones that pick and choose what they like about the Church and the Bible and ignore the rest. They may only read from the NT and ignore the OT. They may believe in all things that Jesus taught us but are pro-choice. They may be anti-abortion but pro-death penalty. They obey the laws that suits their lifestyle and leave the rest of the laws alone. (at a cafe you can pick and choose what foods you want to eat and leave the rest)
I agree that if you declare you are a Catholic, you need to be Catholic all the way. Many Catholics in my family are cradle Catholics, they say they are Catholic because they wer baptized and even married in the Church but only go to Mass on Christmas and Easter and don't do anything else to show that they are Catholics. It's a shame.
Cafeteria Catholics are so because they lack humility and faith.
Suffering from an overabundance of pride, they are either too ignorant or too lazy to inquire as to precisely what and why the Catholic Church authoritatively teaches on various issues, even though the information has always been readily available, for free.
Not much different than protestants in that regard, although Catholics will likely be judged to a higher standard.
We have an abundant supply of Cafeteria Catholic Bishops, as well.
A cafeteria Catholic picks and chooses which Catholic doctrine to believe in and which to not believe in, like a cafeteria buffet.
Catholics--like everyone else-- are human and have free will. We are not perfect and some of us (most of us) WILL pick and choose doctrine.
On the whole, however, we agree with most of what the Church teaches. That is what makes us Catholic-- catholic meaning universal, applying to all.
Remember, Christ started the Church, but then he left it in human hands and humans have a way of meddling in things and putting their 'human' touch on it.