Why is it that many fundamentalists point out that Christianity is the largest religion in the world, and use that fact to help prove that it is the correct religion, but this is only true if they include Catholicism? Otherwise, they don't include Catholics as Christians, saying that Catholics rely on tradition, practice Paganism and such.
How do you reconcile including Catholics when it serves you, but not otherwise?
This question is directed more at those who don't think that Catholics are Christians, but open to anyone who wishes to answer.
2007-03-16 15:53:38 · 2 answers · asked by Deirdre H 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, catholics are christians in my book (i'm pagan) and the fact is that only 30% of the world is christian. If it is/were the largest religion in does not prove that it is the correct one...only the best one at a multi-level marketing type of guilting and scaring ppl into joining.
But you are right about protestant christians using Catholocism to boost it's number count. It's convenient for them. Christianity is the ultimate in convenience religion.
2007-03-16 16:01:48 · answer #1 · answered by Medusa 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is the most widespread, not the largest. The Chinese still hold that record for either Taoism or Buddhism, I forget which, Buddhism I think.
2007-03-16 22:57:31 · answer #2 · answered by Huggles-the-wise 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋