{"id":44717,"date":"2020-02-17T16:53:05","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T20:53:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/admin.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/?p=44717"},"modified":"2020-02-17T16:55:43","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T20:55:43","slug":"anti-catholic-scholars-use-it-both-as-a-noun-adjective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/davearmstrong\/2020\/02\/anti-catholic-scholars-use-it-both-as-a-noun-adjective.html","title":{"rendered":"“Anti-Catholic”: Scholars Use it Both as a Noun & Adjective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

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It\u2019s been stated that\u00a0anti-Catholic<\/em>, if used at all, is properly utilized only as an adjective and not as a noun (e.g., \u201cthe anti-Catholics on the Internet often blast Catholic Mariology\u201d). The much more frequent usage is indeed as an adjective, but it is not altogether improper to also use it as a noun. As an analogy, take, for example,\u00a0anti-Communist<\/i>. That word can be either an adjective or a noun, in the same form, too:<\/p>\n

1) adj.: characterized by opposition to Communism.
\n2) noun: one who is opposed to Communism.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

To illustrate,\u00a0a Canadian news source<\/a>\u00a0included this sentence in an article from 25 July: \u201cIn Berlin, Obama almost sounded like Ronald Reagan, who became a strong anti-Communist by fighting them in Hollywood.\u201d<\/p>\n

Or, see an article by Rich Lowry, from\u00a02-29-08<\/a>, where he wrote: \u201c[the late William F.] Buckley was an anti-Communist to the marrow of his bones, whose lifelong mission was to crush totalitarianism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anti-abortionist<\/i>\u00a0is habitually used in the same way. And\u00a0anti-Catholic<\/i>\u00a0works similarly, by straightforward analogy:<\/p>\n

1) adj.: characterized by the viewpoint that Catholicism is not Christian.
\n2) noun: one who believes that Catholicism is not Christian.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So we could say, \u201cJohn Knox\u2019s position on the Catholic Church was anti-Catholic: that is, characterized by belief that it was not a Christian system of theology or Christian worldview.\u201d That\u2019s a lot of work, especially if multiple use is involved. So we can express the same sentiment by using a noun instead: \u201cJohn Knox was an anti-Catholic.\u201d I don\u2019t see anything ungrammatical about that at all. If I did, I certainly wouldn\u2019t use the word in this fashion myself.<\/p>\n

For some reason, dictionaries often don\u2019t list\u00a0anti-Catholic<\/em>. This is the case in my huge 2129 page volume, that looks like the New York white pages. But it has several analogous \u201canti\u201d terms listed (in identical form) as both noun and adjective, or noun only:<\/p>\n

antiabolitionist<\/i>\u00a0n. one who opposes abolition. (no adjective listed)
\nantichristian<\/i>\u00a0a. opposed to Christians or Christianity.
\nantichristian<\/i>\u00a0n. one opposed to Christians or Christianity.
\nAntifederalist<\/i>\u00a0(both forms listed)
\nanti-Gallican<\/i>\u00a0(both forms listed)
\nanti-imperialist<\/i>\u00a0n. (no adjective listed)
\nantimason\u00a0<\/i>n. (no adjective listed)
\nantinomian\u00a0<\/i>(both forms listed)
\nantisabbatarian<\/i>\u00a0n. (no adjective listed)
\nantislavery<\/i>\u00a0(both forms listed)
\nantitrinitarian<\/i>\u00a0(both forms listed)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That\u2019s sufficient to more than rest my \u201cgrammatical case\u201d on this, I think, but I can also cite (non-Catholic) scholars using\u00a0anti-Catholic<\/i>\u00a0as a noun:<\/p>\n

. . . in 1688,\u00a0anti-Catholics<\/b>\u00a0in and around Maryland . . . (p. 85)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Anti-Catholic<\/b>\u00a0memories were long and hatreds were deep . . .\u00a0anti-Catholics<\/b>\u00a0in America conveniently portrayed the church as a juggernaut poised to crush the United States . . . the editor of the Protestant\u00a0Home Missionary<\/i>\u00a0picked up the cry for the West, where was to be fought a great battle \u201cbetween truth and error, between law and anarchy \u2014 between Christianity . . . and the combined forces of Infidelity and Popery\u201d . . . Samuel F.B. Morse, both the inventor of the telegraph and the noisiest\u00a0anti-Catholic<\/b>\u00a0around . . . (p. 273)\u00a0(Martin Marty\u00a0[widely respected Protestant Church historian, University of Chicago]<\/span>,\u00a0Pilgrims in Their Own Land: 500 Years of Religion in America<\/i>, New York: Penguin Books, 1984)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Bigotry, especially by\u00a0anti-Catholics<\/b>, has been so common that any criticism of Catholicism is likely to be labeled by intellectuals as well as by pro-Catholics as intolerant and unfair . . . (p. 300)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Many\u00a0anti-Catholics\u00a0<\/b>are convinced that long-range plans of the Catholic Church include repeal of the First Amendment . . . (p. 304)\u00a0The Protestant Irish from Ulster were among the most fervent\u00a0anti-Catholics\u00a0<\/b>a century ago. (p. 312)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Christian controversy with science has not involved Catholics alone, as\u00a0anti-Catholics\u00a0<\/b>sometimes imply. (p. 331)\u00a0(David O. Moberg [professor of sociology at Marquette University]<\/span>,\u00a0The Church as a Social Institution: The Sociology of American Religion<\/i>, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Book House, 2nd ed., 1984)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Catholic historian James Hitchcock wrote an article in\u00a0Touchstone\u00a0<\/i>Magazine:\u00a0July\/August 2000:, entitled\u00a0\u201cThe Real Anti-Catholics\u201d.<\/p>\n

Christian Research Institute, founded by Protestant anti-cult researcher Dr. Walter Martin;\u00a0review of Karl Keating\u2019s\u00a0Catholicism and Fundamentalism<\/i><\/a>, in the\u00a0Christian Research Journal<\/i>, by Kenneth R. Samples (current President of CRI is Hank Hanegraaff, the \u201cBible Answer Man\u201d):<\/p>\n

How should evangelicals view Roman Catholicism? This is an extremely controversial question, and often emotionally charged. The spectrum of opinion among conservative Protestants generally ranges from those who see the Catholic church as foundationally Christian (but with many doctrinal deviations), to those who dismiss Catholicism outright as an inherently evil institution. It would seem, however, that those of the latter persuasion (\u201canti-Catholics\u201d) are in the ascendancy. . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

An additional criticism is that the book does not always distinguish carefully enough between anti-Catholics and those who are merely critical of Catholic doctrine. If this distinction is not made, then all Protestants become anti-Catholic. By the same reasoning, all Catholics become anti-Protestant. In Keating\u2019s defense, however, I do believe he normally makes this distinction . . .<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

If we do a\u00a0Google Advanced Book Search for\u00a0anti-Catholics<\/i><\/a>\u00a0(since the plural form can\u00a0only<\/i>\u00a0be a noun), we find many dozens more examples, including such use by historian Denis G. Paz,\u00a0in a book published by Stanford University Press<\/a>, St. John Henry Cardinal Newman\u00a0in his famous work,\u00a0The Idea of a University<\/i><\/a>, in the Catholic Encyclopedia<\/em><\/a>, apologist Bertrand Conway, in his bestseller,\u00a0The Question Box<\/i><\/a>, Cardinal Wiseman<\/a>, historian\u00a0George McKenna<\/a>\u00a0in a book\u00a0published by Yale University Press<\/a>, and many others.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not trying to do beat this topic to death, but since I have been so criticized by anti-Catholics themselves for my use of the term (whether as adjective\u00a0or\u00a0noun), I wanted to do a little research on this aspect as well.<\/p>\n

Generally speaking, I think the meanings and definitions of words are extremely important to any discussion. Again, since I am so often challenged in this regard, I have made another defense, that I think can stand up very well to scrutiny because I approached the topic from several angles.<\/p>\n

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Related Reading<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Dialogue on the Anti-Catholic Definition of \u201cChristian\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(vs. Matthew Bell) [1-11-99; new introduction added on 3-16-11]<\/div>\n
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Use of \u201cAnti-Catholic\u201d in Non-Catholic Scholarly Works<\/a>\u00a0[10-7-02; revised 5-17-03]<\/div>\n
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Proper Theological Application of the Term \u201cAnti-Catholic\u201d<\/a>\u00a0(vs. Frank Turk)\u00a0[9-24-05]<\/p>\n

Theological \/ Doctrinal \u201cAnti-Catholicism\u201d: Scholarly Use<\/a>\u00a0[7-8-08]<\/p>\n

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(originally posted on 8-4-08)<\/p>\n

Photo credit:<\/strong> illustration published in\u00a0The Ku Klux Klan In Prophecy <\/i>(1925)<\/span> [public domain \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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Formerly a campus missionary, as a Protestant, Dave was received into the Catholic Church in February 1991, by the late, well-known catechist and theologian, Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave\u2019s articles have appeared in many influential Catholic periodicals, including \"This Rock\" (now called \"Catholic Answers Magazine\"), \"Envoy Magazine\" (Patrick Madrid), \"The Catholic Answer,\" \"The Coming Home Journal,\" \"Gilbert Magazine\" (American Chesterton Society), and \"The Latin Mass.\" He also writes a featured column for every issue of \"The Michigan Catholic\": published by the archdiocese of Detroit, and was editor for most of the apologetics tracts published by the St. Paul Street Evangelization apostolate. Dave\u2019s apologetics and writing apostolate was the subject of a feature article in the May 2002 issue of \"Envoy Magazine.\" He served as the staff moderator at the Internet discussion forum for The Coming Home Network, from 2007-2010. Dave has been interviewed on many nationally syndicated Catholic radio shows, including \"Catholic Answers Live\" (twice), \"Faith and Family Live\" (Steve Wood), \"Kresta in the Afternoon,\" \"Son Rise Morning Show,\" \"Catholic Connection\" (Teresa Tomeo), and \"The Catholics Next Door.\" His large and popular website, \"Biblical Evidence for Catholicism,\" was online from March 1997 to March 2007, and received the 1998 Catholic Website of the Year award from \"Envoy Magazine.\" His blog of the same name (now transferred to Patheos), begun in February 2004, contains more than 1,500 papers, at least 500 debates or dialogues, and over 50 distinct \"index\" web pages. Unsolicited correspondence has indicated many hundreds of conversions (or returns) to the Catholic faith as a result, by God's grace, of these writings. Dave's conversion story was published in the bestselling book \"Surprised by Truth\" (edited by Patrick Madrid; San Diego: Basilica Press, 1994). Sophia Institute Press has published six of his books: \"A Biblical Defense of Catholicism\" (Foreword by Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J., 1996 \/ 2003), \"The Catholic Verses\" (2004), \"The One-Minute Apologist\" (2007), \"Bible Proofs for Catholic Truths\" (2009), \"The Quotable Newman\" (editor: 2012), and \"Proving the Catholic Faith is Biblical\" (2015). He is co-author (with Dr. Paul Thigpen) of the inserts for \"The New Catholic Answer Bible\" (Our Sunday Visitor: 2005), and editor for \"The Wisdom of Mr. Chesterton: The Very Best Quotes, Quips, and Cracks from the Pen of G. K. Chesterton\" (Saint Benedict Press \/ TAN Books: 2009). \"100 Biblical Arguments Against Sola Scriptura\" was published by Catholic Answers in May 2012. His \"Quotable Wesley\" compilation was published by (Protestant \/ Wesleyan publisher) Beacon Hill Press in April 2014. Several of his 49 books are bestsellers in their field. Dave maintains a popular personal Facebook page, a Facebook author page, and has a Twitter account as well. He offers almost all of his books in e-book form on his own Biblical Catholicism site (http:\/\/biblicalcatholicism.com\/), at a permanent deep discount: only $2.99 for ePub, mobi, and AZW, and $1.99 for PDF. His writing has been enthusiastically endorsed or recommended by many leading Catholic apologists, authors, and priests, including Dr. Scott Hahn, Fr. Peter M. J. Stravinskas, Marcus Grodi, Patrick Madrid, Steve Ray, Tim Staples, Devin Rose, Mike Aquilina, Al Kresta, Karl Keating, Fr. Dwight Longenecker, Brandon Vogt, Marcellino D'Ambrosio, and Fr. John A. Hardon, S. J. Dave has been happily married to his wife Judy since October 1984. 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