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Can a catholic practice another religion?

If a religion is not contradictory to Catholicism can a catholic practice both? For example could a Catholic be part of the society of Friends. The society of friends has a number of beliefs that catholics don't but they aren't contradictory. For example quakers are pacifist but it isn't against catholicism to be pacifist.

Update:

@ the white queen, but quakers believe you should find your own faith through self examination and if the faith you find is catholicism you could be a quaker and a catholic yet only have one faith

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  • Daver
    Lv 7
    10 years ago
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    <<Can a catholic practice another religion?>>

    No.

    <<If a religion is not contradictory to Catholicism can a catholic practice both?>>

    'Contradiction' isn't the point.

    <<For example could <snip> they aren't contradictory.>>

    Again, 'contradiction' isn't the point, and the "Society of Friends" isn't a religion anyway.

    <<For example quakers are pacifist but it isn't against catholicism to be pacifist.>>

    There is only One True Church. There's no point in being part of another Church. And is it a "church" or a "society"?

    <<but quakers believe <snip> have one faith>>

    Just because Quakers think you can be quaker and Catholic doesn't mean Catholicism teaches you can be Catholic and quaker. It doesn't work that way.

  • ?
    Lv 5
    10 years ago

    No. It's against the rules of the Catholic faith.

    Read the Baltimore Catechism book.

    We are to practice only one religion and that's the Catholic faith.

    God bless you. :)

    Source(s): Catholic. :)
  • 10 years ago

    Sure -- Catholics stole all sorts of traditions from Pagans, so why not just incorporate whatever you want into your beliefs?

    Voodoo/Santeria/Stregheria followers incorporate Catholic beliefs with indigenous beliefs.

  • 10 years ago

    yes

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