30 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THE CHURCH WORLD WIDE

FROM: John Chuchman, poetman@torchlake.comRE: 30 MILLION PEOPLE HAVE LEFT THE CHURCH WORLD WIDE (as posted in MIRABILE DICTU)

The hierarchy labels Catholics who have moved beyond the boundariesof institutional religion in search of Spiritual growth "Fallen-away Catholics", as if not following the man-made rules and regulations signifies a loss of faith. Outrageous! I asked people for a more appropriate name for us; Here are some of the responses:

Homeless Catholics, Nomad Catholics, Catholic Alumni,

Exodus Catholics, Liberated Catholics, Adult Catholics,

Non-Attending Catholics,Un-fearful Catholics,

Alienated CatholicsNon-bureaucratic Catholics,

Inclusive CatholicsCatholics in Love, Catholics in Exile,

Recovering Catholics, Kinda Catholics,

Liberal Catholics, Raised Catholics, USTA B Catholics

Wandering Catholics, Roamin’ Catholics

Disgruntled Catholics, Wayward CatholicsActivist Catholics,

Gypsy Catholics, Agitator Catholics, , Jesus Catholics

Non-bureaucratic Catholics, Un-hierarchied Catholics,

Protesting Catholics, Re-Formed Catholics

Metanoiaed Catholics, Pray, Play, DisObey Catholics

Non-Babel Catholics, Catholics Living in the Real World

Post-medieval Catholics, Un-clericalized Catholics

Freed Catholics, New World Catholics, Rebel Catholics,

Disenfranchised Catholics, Home-Liturgy Catholics

True-Tradition Catholics, Non-Lay Catholics

De-Catechized Catholics, Open-Table Catholics

De-institutionalized Catholics, De-programmed Catholics,

De-culted Catholics ,Ecumenical Catholics, catholic Catholics,

Fundamental Catholics (as opposed to Catholic fundamentalists)

Un-intimidated Catholics, Illuminated Catholics

Former Catholics, Universe Catholics , Refreshed Catholics,

Progressive Catholics, Small-Faith-Group Catholics,

Happy liberal Catholics, Discerning Catholics, Thinking Catholics

Emmaus Catholics, John XXIII Catholics, Christian Catholics

Global Catholics, Welcoming Catholics, Beatitude Catholics

Episcopalians, Call-To-Action Catholics, Pot Luck Catholics,

People of God,Catholics-with-a-brain-not-afraid-to-use-it,

Thinking Catholics, Catholics Conflicted , The Newly Marginalized Catholics,

First-Century Catholics, Run-Away Catholics

Fallen Away?