\u2026 Let\u2019s chat about the use of the term \u201cevangelical\u201d, which here in the Southern US can be perceived as an insult. \u201cEvangelical\u201d is typically associated with charismatic Catholics and their habit of bringing protestant worship practices with them during conversion. To be called an \u201cevangelical\u201d is to be called a \u201ccharismatic\u201d and that is something very much frowned upon by \u201ctraditional\u201d orthodox, little \u201co\u201d, loving Catholics. Not to be confused with the term \u201cneo-con\u201d Catholic, which I never understood anyway. \u201cNeo-con\u201d is a vague political term usually used by conservatives toward other \u201cconservatives\u201d that don\u2019t hold their same opinions and ideologies. Goodness, so many parentheses and labels! <\/p>\n
The whole idea of an \u201cevangelical\u201d Catholic, or the use of the term, can turn many people off. However, author John L Allen Jr, looks to define the term another way<\/a>. Does he succeed? Personally, I think he confuses semantics with ecclesiastical meanings. He writes;<\/p>\n
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