Third Order Franciscans.
Third Orders have joined by choice and agreed to the rules. They don’t expect nonmembers to obey them or cater to them in different environments. I don’t own a TV, don’t see any use for one in my home since, as you say, there is so much rot on them. There’s nothing good on TV that I can’t access on my tablet. Nonetheless, if I go to someone else’s home and there’s a TV, I don’t tell them to get rid of it. How do I know how they use it? Maybe it’s for watching old videos of good shows, or they’ve a video of their wedding or old Masses, their children’s Confirmations or other Sacraments. I don’t refuse to enter their home if I see a TV. The only time I’d say anything is if there’s something bad playing on it. If I’ve taken a vow to never watch or be in the presence of a TV, well, I could ask them to turn it off, and if they refused, I have to excuse myself and leave. Most Catholics are not Third Order Franciscans.
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