Talk:Bohemond II of Antioch

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What is the basis for the Guiscard byname? Srnec 15:48, 16 May 2006 (UTC)

Catholic... or Christian?
The infobox for this individual indicates his religion as "Catholic". While I understand that many Christians considered their church to be "catholic" (in the sense of "universal") from the second century A.D., and that there was some distinction made between the "catholic Christian church" and other minor heretical movements that occurred since then, weren't all European Christians simply "Christians" until the Protestant Reformation which didn't begin until 1517? And if Bohemond II was a Catholic, I have to ask, "As opposed to what?" As opposed to "pagan"? "Jewish"? The current Wikipedia article on Catholicism isn't much help in making this distinction. Thoughts? KDS4444 (talk) 02:45, 6 August 2016 (UTC)


 * That just means "Roman Catholic", as opposed to "Eastern Orthodox". I haven't looked to see who added it, but I imagine it could be someone who doesn't know there were other kinds of Christians in the Middle Ages. (I don't mean that to be an insult, of course! There was a time when I didn't know either.) On the other hand, someone will probably make the argument that there was no "Roman" Catholicism then, and it will keep getting changed to remove or add "Roman", as often happens on Wikipedia. Adam Bishop (talk) 19:59, 6 August 2016 (UTC)
 * I think "Roman Catholicism" is the best expression. I would be surprised if it could be challenged based on a reliable source. Borsoka (talk) 00:58, 7 August 2016 (UTC)