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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There’s a lot of discussion online about the difference between cradle Catholics and converts and the difference in just being seeped in the culture of being catholic and converting and trying to learn from a book.

Anybody else following this?

Many explain it much better than I can. As a multigenerational cradle Catholics I feel like it’s finally being explained in a way I never could.

I could see many returning to being more active if we could just connect with more cradle Catholics.

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can you provide some links?  I have not noticed any discussion, though it does interest me.  I am a convert and generally find that I have a lot of trouble connecting with cradle Catholics.  I don't know any of the cultural stuff they know, and they generally lack much real knowledge of theology. [/quote]

The "cultural" stuff is usually just that - cultural, not religious.  It comes from having an Italian, Irish,  Polish, Hispanic or German family.  It doesn't actually come from Catholicism.[/quote]

Agree mostly. There are things that are culturally Catholic but most are things are distinctly &lt;insert ethnicity or nationality&gt; based. Waiting in Sr Peters Square during a conclave is Catholic thing if you’re in Rome at the time. Non-Catholics are interested too but Catholics get more hyped about it. Praying for the intercession of the saints ans the Blessed Virgin Mary are Catholic culture. How different Holy Days are celebrated in the community or at home, those are more by ethnicity.[/quote]

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