2002-05-09 Yes, the term catholique does mean universal. When referring to the Church at Rome, the first "c" is always capitalised, and even if not, should be preceded by the term Roman. Thus the name reads as the "Universal Church of Rome"
Some denominations of Christianity do not consider this church as Christian, but as the Biblical Whore of Babylon. It may use Christian names in its body, but some of its practices are far from Biblical. John ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, 2002-05-09 00:17 Subject: [USMA:19989] Re: Some of you might find this interesting > > I don't know of any religious affiliation that Burattini might have > had, > > however it is curious that he used the word 'catholique' to describe > his > > idea for a universal system of measures. > > I don't know if you were making the implicit statement, but let me make > it explicit: > > The word 'catholique' was not invented by the christian church. It means > something like 'universal' and that is probably why the church adopted > the same term. > > -- > Terry Simpson > Human Factors Consultant > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > www.connected-systems.com > Phone: +44 7850 511794 > >
