What’s in a name? Sometimes, plenty | AKA Catholic

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This poses a particular challenge for people like me who write and speak publicly on contemporary Catholic matters. We need to find, and be willing to use, words and phrases that effectively identify certain aspects of this complex reality in concise and simple terms that are easily understood by our intended audience, even if we know full well that they are not literally correct. It’s the price we must pay for communicating efficiently within the limits imposed by human language.  

What’s in a name? Sometimes, plenty | AKA Catholic

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