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[quote=Anonymous]One thing I think born Catholics do that others do not is use the term "devout Catholic" very judiciously. It does not mean simply being a practicing Catholic, as I have heard non-Catholics use it. The term refers to someone who is especially prayerful and devoted to the worship of God and has attained a quality of holiness in the eyes of others. The orthodox have a lovely term for this (female only)--a myrrh-bearing woman. No one born Catholic (who speaks English as their first language) would refer to themselves as a devout Catholic. It is a term they reserve to describe a select few, never to include themselves as they would not deem themselves worthy of such an appellation. I have noticed non-Catholic converts to Catholicism use the term to describe themselves when they mean practicing Catholic. JD Vance has done this. I am sure they don't realize how misuse of this term grates upon the ears of the born Catholics.[/quote]
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