skysoulmate: No, not all Poles are Catholics. I'm a Lutheran. When I think of orthodox christianity in Poland I think of forced russification, language and religion (under tsar) Maybe not fair but that's my connotation.
It is not fair because none of us here chose the religion (or rare ones). It is almost hereditary thing.
Christianization was forced as well to pagans. It is actually always forced.
Catholicism was not a matter for referendum in Poland, like Orthodoxy was not democratically chosen by Russians.
teflcat: If you knew what you were talking about, you'd know that Eastern Orthodoxy is more 'Catholic' than Roman Catholicism, and that the RC's are in fact a breakaway Church or schism.
Eastern Catholic and Western Catholic churches. Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism. They sort of protected the term as their brand.
Catholicism:
The word catholic (derived via Late Latin catholicus, from the Greek adjective (katholikos), meaning "universal"[1][2]) comes from the Greek phrase (kath'holou), meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"
It was first used to describe the Christian Church in the early 2nd century to emphasize its universal scope. In the context of Christian ecclesiology, it has a rich history and several usages. In non-ecclesiastical use, it derives its English meaning directly from its root, and is currently used to mean
universal or of general interest;
liberal, having broad interests, or wide sympathies[6]; or
inclusive, inviting and containing strong evangelism.
The term has been incorporated into the name of the largest Christian communion, the Roman Catholic Church, which consists of 23 churches sui iuris, in full communion with the Bishop of Rome. The largest of these, the Latin Rite, consists of nearly 95% of the population of the Roman Catholic Church; the remaining 5% consist of the 22 Eastern Catholic Churches.
stop the earth i want to get off
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