Who’s a heretic or an apostate, and what’s a schism?

St Louis Review
January 27, 2006
Who’s a heretic or an apostate, and what’s a schism?
by Father Joseph L. Parisi
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‘Dear Father’

I have heard the terms "heresy," "apostasy" and "schism" used in describing people and beliefs not in agreement with our Catholic faith, but I suspect that those terms are often used incorrectly. What are their proper definitions?

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