What good is all this free-thinking, modernity, and turncoat flexibility if at some gut level you are still a Christian, a Catholic, and even a priest!

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It’s often said that you can be a Catholic without being a Christian or that you can be a Christian without being Catholic. This is an example of turncoat flexibility. The first half of the quote is correct, but the second half is not. You can be a Christian without being Catholic or a Catholic without being Christian. You are not free to choose which parts you want to keep and which parts you want to leave behind.

Source: The Antichrist/Ecce Homo/Twilight Of The Idols/Other Writings

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