Is the Catholic faith a Cult?

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In the 'Pope is an idiot' thread Edge34 said:
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The only thing bizzarre is the fact that there are still idiots out there who, instead of just laying out some kind of logical argument, decide they'd like to offend as many people as possible by calling things like the Catholic Church "cults".

Assclown

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PoBoy123, who attends a Catholic school so he has been brainwashed slightly, concured with this statement.

Well, lets go to the definition:


from Dictionary.com

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CULT
(source WordNet, Princeton University)
n 1: adherents of an exclusive system of religious beliefs and practices 2: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" [syn: fad, craze, furor, furore, rage] 3: a system of religious beliefs and rituals; "devoted to the cultus of the Blessed Virgin"

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(source American Heritage Dictionary)
1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
2. The followers of such a religion or sect.

2. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.

3. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.

4. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.

5.
a. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
b. The object of such devotion.

6. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.

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I pose it to you 2p2, is christianity a cult. Is it even close?