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To: narses

" Either you are in His Church or you cannot get to heaven."

So, if I'm reading this correctly, His Church is the Catholic church. Therefore, anyone not Catholic is going to hell.

Thanks. I think I've got it now.


261 posted on 02/24/2005 9:22:32 PM PST by Poser (Joining Belly Girl in the Pajamahadeen)
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To: Poser; narses
Therefore, anyone not Catholic is going to hell.

Point of order.

The Church has always taught that there are those who are Catholic and don't know it, or would be Catholic if they had the opportunity but can't, or if they were fully informed.

(It's not as though this hasn't been thought of before!)

270 posted on 02/24/2005 9:27:40 PM PST by AnAmericanMother (. . . Ministrix of ye Chace (recess appointment), TTGC Ladies' Auxiliary . . .)
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To: Poser

That's incorrect.

If you've been baptized you're Catholic, whether you realize it, and whether you want to be or not.

Technically there is no such thing as a non-Catholic Christian. All there are are Catholics who have fallen away from the church, lapsed, or etc.

This is why if you've been baptized in another denomination and you convert to Catholicism you do not have to be re-baptized. Though you still have to partake in the other sacaraments (e.g. Confirmation).


272 posted on 02/24/2005 9:28:43 PM PST by tdewey10 (America needs more people. People are power just look at China and India.)
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To: Poser

Catholic = Universal, He founded ONE Church, a Universal Church. Get it?


292 posted on 02/24/2005 9:37:51 PM PST by narses (Free Republic is pro-God, pro-life, pro-family + Vivo Christo Rey!)
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