It is really giving me a headache. The Vicar Of Christ is saying we must build a diversity of religions?
He is not the Vicar Of Christ, nor is any RC pope , but that sentence was the most revealing to me as well, and consistent with the big tent ecumenism that even declares,
The Lord has redeemed all of us, all of us, with the Blood of Christ: all of us, not just Catholics. Everyone! Father, the atheists? Even the atheists. Everyone! And this Blood makes us children of God of the first class! We are created children in the likeness of God and the Blood of Christ has redeemed us all! And we all have a duty to do good. And this commandment for everyone to do good, I think, is a beautiful path towards peace. If we, each doing our own part, if we do good to others, if we meet there, doing good, and we go slowly, gently, little by little, we will make that culture of encounter: we need that so much. We must meet one another doing good. But I dont believe, Father, I am an atheist! But do good: we will meet one another there." - Pope Francis http://en.radiovaticana.va/storico/2013/05/22/pope_at_mass_culture_of_encounter_is_the_foundation_of_peace/en1-694445
Ooooh.... Gonna. Leave. A. Mark.
:)
Hoss
A true love for one’s fellow man would be expressed by leading unbelievers to Christ without any distraction of diversity. Narrow is the gate. We are one body, not diverse bodies, accepting one another.
There also is confusion of universal atonement with universal redemption. Our Lord Christ Jesus provided an atonement of all humanity to God the Father, but the redemption of each sinner happens through faith in Christ. Faith absent of Christ fails to provide redemption nor does it reconcile any particular soul to God the Father.