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[3566] Latin, "communes et ecclesiasticos:" katholikous is translated here "communes," as for some time after the word catholicus had not been added to the Latin language in its ecclesiastical sense.
ANF01. The Apostolic Fathers with Justin Martyr and Irenaeus 1819-1893 2001
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Apparently, if you are a convert, according to Joe B., you can't have a 'sensus catholicus'.
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These days there are huge numbers of cradle Catholics who do not have a 'sensus catholicus' due to bad formation.
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Anon. writes: Apparently, if you are a convert, according to Joe B., you can't have a 'sensus catholicus'.
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But I don't see why Joe B. thinks I don't have a sensus catholicus.
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Of course it is possible for a convert to be without a 'sensus catholicus'.
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Moreover, even if I were a convert, would that mean that I had no 'sensus catholicus'.
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There are also many converts who, however sincere, do not have a 'sensus catholicus' because they were poorly instructed if at all.
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In closing, I do think it to be insulting to suggest that converts have no sensus catholicus.
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And it is possible to be a 'real' Catholic, whether cradle or convert, without having a 'sensus catholicus'.
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