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From: "Anne Heafield" <>
Subject: Re: OT but currently pertinent
Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 14:56:05 +1000
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Thank you Don for clearing that up for me, funny but that is something that
was never explained!


"Don Aitken" <> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 2 Apr 2005 10:29:25 +1000, "Anne Heafield"
> <> wrote:
>
>> I don't know what is taught in Catholic Church schools in other parts of
>>the world, but here in Melbourne, Australia, we were certainly taught re
>>the
>>title of 'Defender of the Faith' given to Henry for continuing with the
>>traditions of the Catholic Church, and please note that here in Australia
>>we
>>do not refer to ourselves as 'Roman Catholics' we are just 'Catholics'.
>>
> 'It is open to Roman Catholics to use "Catholic" by itself in a sense
> that excludes all but themselves; but it is not open to others to use
> it instead of "Roman Catholic" without implying that no other Church
> has a right to the name of Catholic. Neither the desire for brevity
> nor the instinct or courtesy should induce anyone who is not a Roman
> Catholic to omit the "Roman".'
>
> Fowler, "Modern English Usage".
>
> Executive summary; whichever term you use, you will offend somebody,
> particularly those who are eagerly looking of the opportunity to take
> offence.
>
> --
> Don Aitken
> Mail to the From: address is not read.
> To email me, substitute "clara.co.uk" for "freeuk.com"


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