HOW THE WORDS CATHOLIC AND FUNDAMENTALISM DO NOT MIX............

Yesterday morning, a link came across my Facebook page titled, "Catholic Fundamentalism" it struck a disconcerting chord with me, as Catholicism is not Fundamentalist, as the religious, spiritual, theological, and scriptural realms describe that word, although like all Christian denominations and other religious traditions,  we have fundamentals of our Faith we believe, teach, and follow.  Fundamentalism is static, black and white with no grays, and often, unenlightened, non interpreted, or misinterpreted adherence to Faith and Religion.  So I posted a comment proclaiming, "Catholicism is not Fundamentalist.  It is Foundational Christianity".  I then went on to expound on my primary statement.  Within the hour I garnered an anonymous response, to my self identified statement, calling me, "Silly", but "Smart".  A response from me to that led to other rebuttals, which have anonymously but unabashedly, attacked the Second Vatican Council as causing the problems besetting the Catholic Church ever since, calling it, "enlightened liberalism".  and declaring, "Nothing Vatican II tried to do succeeded".  So much for their accurate understanding of the 16 Documents of the Second Vatican Council and the Teachings they promulgated and will govern the Church until the outcome of a succeeding Ecumenical Council in the future.  If the work  of Vatican II, and the World's Bishop failed to succeed, then this Catholic Fundamentalism view of the Roman Catholic Church means what they refer to it by, as "enlightened liberalism", was also the failure of Popes John XXIII and Paul VI, Bishop Karol Wojtyla (Pope John Paul II) and Father Joseph Ratzinger (Pope Benedict XVI), all active participants in the Second Vatican Council.  Furthermore, their undereducated, museum of the Catholic Church movement, are also saying Vatican II's failure to succeed is a failure of the Holy Spirit, the Third Person of God and the Holy Trinity, because the Second Vatican Council was called and convened as a, "New Pentecost", by his Holiness Pope John XXIII, and the debates, dialogue, consensus, and documents the inspired work of the Holy Spirit............tdp