Just say NO …

… to Catholiclite
(kaθ(ə)lik līt)
sometimes Catholic-lite or Catholic lite.

noun

  1. a rejection of the fullness of the Catholic Faith.
  2. a movement (inside and outside of the Catholic Church) of increased attention on the appearance of Catholicism, without any of the substance. It can be see in both Traddie and Trendie forms.
  3. an elevation of one aspect as the hermeneutic for the whole of Catholicism. As in, an elevation of personal expereince over the sound judgement of the Church in matters of Faith and morals.
  4. an attitude of radical discontinuity in Catholicism.
  5. rejection of obedience to God-given authority.

DERIVATES

  1. (Traddie) The elevation of the past (good) over the present (evil): Tradition and past liturgical forms as the hermeneutic of the present Magistrium.
  2. (Trendie) The elevation of the present (good) over the past (evil): the world, present needs, or relevance as the hermeneutic of the Church’s teaching.

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