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Maggie's avatar

As someone raised by RadTrad Catholics, IMO they are the ultimate "cafeteria Catholics", a term they are so eager to hurl at their fellow parishioners.

The best part is, the RadTrads hate each other. HATE EACH OTHER. More than they hate nuns without habits, liturgical dance, and guitar masses combined. Because their "faith", like the worst of evangelical Protestantism, is performative and they are either busy trying to outperform their fellow RadTrads or bitterly watching other RadTrads outperform them. It is the most soulless form of Christianity I can imagine. And the "marriages" are miserable shams. Maybe it's because of the personalities attracted to the movement. Or maybe it's because when you believe to your core that divorce is not an option, you have leeway to be much, much worse to your spouse than you would otherwise be. I suspect its both.

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Jenn's avatar

The Pharisees are squishes compared to some of them.

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