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Orthodox Catholics - Orthodox Catholics are the most devout members of the Catholic Church. They adhere to the Churchs teachings rigorously by regularly participating in Church practices and rituals such as attending mass and other Catholic ceremonies. They are fully immersed in the institutional life of the Church. Their Catholic identity is publicly manifested in their social, political, and economic life. Their social structure is almost entirely ground around the church services teachings, as well as immersing themselves around people who have the same strong catholic beliefs as themselves. It is likely that if combat occurred between the Churchs teachings, family, work or social life, that the orthodox members will favour with the church. This was seen during the churchs child abuse scandals in 2009, members of the Catholic Church who didnt have rigorously strict catholic beliefs tended to move away from the church after the scandals however the orthodox members remained loya l to the church. Orthodox Christians prevailed with Ireland from 1880-1990s. Now however it is often regarded as just a stereotypical viewpoint of Irish Catholism or something that is linked with previous generations. There has been a significant orthodox Catholics have also disappeared from the fields of education, health, and social welfare. DISAGREE ON ISSUES SUCH AS--- PROTESTS.Creative Catholics - The concept of creative catholic is used to describe Catholics who no longer strictly adhere to the Catholic Churchs teachings but rather choose which beliefs, teachings, and practices of the church to adhere to and which to ignore. Creative Catholics often attend church and receive the Holy Communion but disagree on the churchs strict teachings towa... ...re more open to debate and discussion. Yet they are non open to changing their religion. Being Catholic is like some indelible mark that they have accepted and have no desire to change. It is a cover they have always worn and f eel comfortable in they do not look for any other, because, in their eyes, no other coat would match or suit their needs. Cultural Catholics appear happy to bring up their children as Catholics and to send them to Catholic schools. They may have lost some reliance in the Church because of the scandals concerning the sexual abuse of children by priests and brothers, but they like the rituals and celebrations that surround baptisms, First Holy Communions, Confirmations, weddings, and funerals. Even those who rarely give much m or thought to the Church would find it difficult to forego these events or to celebrate them in a Protestant church.