Derogatory term referring to religious individuals who follow the Catholic faith and pick and choose which doctrines of the Church they wish to follow and which ones they don't.
"Well, I'm against abortion, euthanasia, and homosexual marriages... But contraceptives are alright in my book."
"You reek of Cafeteria Catholicism -- We're not running a buffet! You can't just go in and get what you want..."
"You reek of Cafeteria Catholicism -- We're not running a buffet! You can't just go in and get what you want..."
by Mel November 30, 2005
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by Mel December 22, 2004
Term erroneously applied to oxycontin or other pain medications which are misused by certain individuals who use bad judgement thinking they will get 'high' from a medicine by misusing it against labeling instructions and better judgement instead causing death.
Even when hillbilly heroin is taken as as directed on the label and not altered in any way, you can still have an adverse reaction to it and end up toes up in the morgue.
by mel September 21, 2003