Archie Bunker on Christian vs Catholic

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[67nairb]

What's ironic about Archie's anti-Catholicism is that one of his heroes was the conseversative columnist, publicist, tv host and author William F. Buckley Jr. who himslf was a devout Roman Catholic.

[frc1968]

@67nairb Excellent observation. :-)

[67nairb]

@frc1968 Thanks, Carrol O'Connor himself was a Roman Catholic.

[frc1968]

@67nairb I doubt, though, he would have adhered to the conservative doctrines of the church considering how liberal he was. I'm an agnostic but I firmly believe the last good and decent pope was John XXIII. Just my opinion. :-) Thanks for commenting, participating and enjoying. It's refreshing to have people comment without vitriol on the snippets I post.

[67nairb]

@frc1968 You're welcome. But I think John Paul II was the last great pope because of how he fought Communist tyrany, helped bring the Iron Curtain down in Eastern Europe and help topple the Soviet Union by the power of his voice and working closely with Ronald Reagan. This is one pope the prejediced Archie Bunker might've liked.

[frc1968]

@67nairb Respectfully, as a homosexual, I must disagree with your assessment of JPII. He was probably the most anti-gay Pope in modern history. John XXIII was the last decent pope.

[thenutintheushanka18]

@Danuch113ny It's never said. I always picked up that he considered himself to be racially/ethnically "American" and had equal disdain for anybody with any racial/ethnic ties past "American"(hyphenated Americans, and the sort). His last name is German, though.

As for religion, he's implied to be a Protestant of some sort, but is never said what kind. He'd probably by a Presbyterian, Lutheran, or Episcopalian, one of the "mainstream" Protestant churches.

[Danuch113ny]

Here's a trivia question for everyone who's watched 'All in the Family'. Archie has strong positions on every religion and every race of people. What was Archie's Race & religion???

[DaxmaPrime]

Who cares? it a damn tv show and this topic is meant for comic entertainment not a friggin debate

[67nairb]

@victrolajake I see your point.

[victrolajake]

@67nairb So do I, but Papa Benedicto has stressed the need for regulation. Surely you can understand the Church's desire to suppress capitol punishment when millions of Catholics/Christians around the world have been slaughtered by radical Islamic and Buddhist terrorists. My man Santorum has expressed his opposition to the death penalty when there are no witnesses or DNA evidence. It shouldn't be used when the evidence is questionable or if the motives could have been self defense.

[67nairb]

@victrolajake I'm Catholic and I believe in the capitol punishment-in certain cases.

[Smartboy8877]

@PsychoPunk1965

Very interesting indeed!

[PsychoPunk1965]

@Smartboy8877 The Episcopal/Anglicanism is "catholic" just as Eastern Orthodoxy is "catholic." When the English Reformation took place, their situation was different from continental counterpart of the Protestant Reformation. They retained most aspects of "catholicism." The fact that they are not under the authority of the Pope is not relevant. They are still a "catholic church" through the creeds, (most) doctrinal matters, and liturgy. The difference is it is more liberal.

[Smartboy8877]

@PsychoPunk1965

Although I know that Episcopalianism, Anglicanism and Catholism are very similar, there is one thing about the situation that I do not understand. How can you be considered Catholic if you do not recognize the Pope.

[PsychoPunk1965]

@Smartboy8877 Episcopalians/Anglicans are indeed Protestant, but they are also "Catholic" as well. I consider myself a broadly high church Anglo-Catholic. For me, I enjoy the blending of two great theological perspectives whereby I consider Anglicanism a "preserved catholicism." Good people can disagree. My best friend who is Roman Catholic tells me that she thinks Anglicanism and Roman Catholicism has nothing in common.