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..."
Ben Doverman accepts that God will forgive him for anything through Reconciliation, but doesn't believe contraceptives are a sin, therefore he is contributing to smorgasbord Catholicism.
A condition or state of being defined by assholic thinking or behaviors; the term "creeping assholicism" can be used to describe worsening societal conditions that occur when assholes are elected to public office, thereby implementing assholic policies
If you have a different religion and you don't want to sin, good luck getting rid of any you already have. Basically, Catholicism is a religion where you CAN murder, steal, lie, and break all the rules, and then be forgiven.