Occasionally Attending
Some who are seen and see themselves as "lapsed" may attend Mass only on special occasions like Christmas and Easter or for weddings or funerals. Such lapsed Catholics are colloquially referred to by such terms as Cultural Catholics, Two-Timers, Chreasters, C&E Catholics, Poinsettia & Lily Catholics, CEOs (Christmas and Easter Only), CAPE Catholics (Christmas, Ash, Palm, Easter), PACE Catholics (Palm, Ash, Christmas, Easter), CASE Catholics (Christmas and Sometimes Easter), CMEs (Christmas, Mother's Day and Easter), Christmas Bunnies, or A&P Catholics (for Ash Wednesday and Palm Sunday).
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