cafeteria Catholicism

noun

The practice of picking and choosing which Catholic teachings to follow, while disregarding the others.

Meanings

nouncafeteria Catholicism (uncountable)
  1. derogatoryuncountableThe practice of picking and choosing which Catholic teachings to follow, while disregarding the others.
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