What is CATHOLICMAXXING?
Catholicmaxxing is Catholicism operating simultaneously as faith, aesthetic, ritual order, community, social identity and cultural fashion. It preserves the distinction between sincere religious belief and aesthetic or social adoption.
Supposedly maxes
ritual / religious identity / discipline / aesthetic coherence / community belonging
Adherents believe
Ritual creates structure.
Tradition offers a complete language.
Discipline can stabilize identity.
Aesthetic form supports belief.
Community is stronger when repeated.
Typical practices
- attending services
- learning prayers or ritual
- wearing religious symbols
- following Catholic creators
- adopting traditional routines
Possible side effects
- ambiguity
- private faith
- distance from institutional politics
- the distinction between belief and aesthetic
Spotted in the wild
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