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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Famous quotes containing the words occasionally and/or attending:
“The afflicted are not listened to. They are like someone whose tongue has been cut out and who occasionally forgets the fact. When they move their lips no ear perceives any sound. And they themselves soon sink into impotence in the use of language, because of the certainty of not being heard.”
—Simone Weil (1909–1943)
“You may be used to a day that includes answering eleven phone calls, attending two meetings, and writing three reports; when you are at home with an infant you will feel you have accomplished quite a lot if you have a shower and a sit-down meal in the same day.”
—Anne C. Weisberg (20th century)