Blackadder1916 said:Unless CFAO 26-4 has been rescinded or amended, the following are the abbreviations that go on the ID discs.
3. The religious denomination of the member will be abbreviated as follows:
Anglican ........................... ACC
Atheist, Agnostic, or no religion .. NRE
Baptist ............................ BAPT
Christian Science .................. CS
Greek Catholic ..................... GC
Greek Orthodox ..................... GO
Jewish ............................. JEW
Latter-Day Saints .................. LDS
Lutheran ........................... LUTH
Muslim ............................. MUS
New Apostolic Church ............... NAC
Other Protestant Denomination ...... OPD
Pentecostal ........................ PENT
Presbyterian ....................... PRES
Roman Catholic ..................... RC
Salvation Army ..................... SA
Unitarian Universalist ............. UNI
United Church ...................... UCC
4. A member claiming a religious affiliation other than those shown above will be classified Other Denomination (OD).
To amplify this, there are 6 Precepts to being a Roman CatholicYrys said:I think that there a lot of "cafeteria" Catholics around the world. If you regard all the dogma and the custums of the Vatican, I'm sure there is almost always
a belief or a custom that someone has in dispute. Even if the minimum standard of the RC is not that high (read on the Vatican website : mass every Sunday,
Eucharitie and confession once a year, and support the Holy mother church).
Mortarman Rockpainter said:To amplify this, there are 6 Precepts to being a Roman Catholic
1. "To keep holy the Lord's Day by attending Mass on Sundays and holy days of obligation and to rest from servile labour" (There are two holy days of obligation in Canada: 1 January, which is the solemnity of Mary, and 25 December, the solumnity of the Nativity. There are six holy days of obligation in the United States: the two mentioned above, as well as Thursday of the sixth week of Easter, the Ascension, 15 August, the solemnity of the Assumption of Mary, 1 November, the solemnity of All Saints and 8 December, the solemnity of the Immaculate Conception)
Days of Regular Observance
Roman Catholics are obliged to attend Mass on Sundays. In addition, the following are holy days of obligation in the Church:
- Feast of Mary, Mother of God: 1 January.
- Easter Sunday: Sunday after Passion Sunday; date is the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox.
- Ascension of the Lord.
- Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 15 August.
- All Saints’ Day: 1 November.
- Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary: 8 December.
- Nativity of the Lord (Christmas Day): 25 December.
Special Observances
Days of special observance include the following:
- Feast of the Epiphany: Sunday after Christmas.
- Passion (Palm) Sunday (commemorates Jesus Christ’s entry into Jerusalem; the Last Supper; His betrayal, arrest, imprisonment, torture and trial before Pontius Pilate; and His crucifixion and death on the Cross): Sunday before Easter.
- Holy Thursday (traditional celebration of the Last Supper).
- Good Friday: Friday preceding Easter Sunday.
Interesting. My source is the book "Prayer Time: A Collection of Catholic Prayers, copyright 2007 by Knights of Columbus Supreme Council".Blackadder1916 said:But, according to the Canadian Forces there are more days of obligation.
ArmyVern said:I was sitting here wondering the same thing.
Hey, I have a good one too.Blackadder1916 said:Your listing of the precepts of the Catholic church brought back memories long suppressed of Sister *******, a lean, wizened, mean little nun of the old school who wielded a strap, ruler or any other implement (including her faith) with the enthusiasm and skill of a medieval Crusader. She taught Catechism and, despite some character flaws, had a hilarious sense of humour. But, no one since (not recruit school instructors, RSMs, ex-wives, nor a Rwandan mass murderer) has been able to instill the same level of dread. While Sister ******* may not have mellowed before receiving the final sacrament, the Church did, but has it mellowed to the point of only two days of obligation. I don't keep up on these matters. I am, alas, a lapsed Catholic.