User:Grandpa ray/sandbox

The word cathiest is derived from the words catholic and atheist to identify a large portion of the Catholics In the world who do not agree with clergy on most common issues. In the 16th and 17th centuries the word atheist was used as an insulting word and it is today.

Cathiest is a noun that describes a lay catholic who does not subscribe to dogmatic rules. Most lay Catholics fall onto this group but the teaching authority will not publish this information.

Bold textCathiest describes someone like myself, a 78 year old, born into the catholic religion, who does not know if there is a god. Is there any proof that god's ever existed? ({User sandbox}}