[ConservativeDude]

And by the way....deficient is a far cry from "heretic." V II formally admitted that we Protestants can be saved....I guess I am grateful, whatever. It doesn't affect me one way or the other. But when discussing these matters precision of language is important and Prots are not deemed heretics by the RCC.

I do hope that Ratzinger will have the stones to deem SOME heretics, though....starting with liberation theologians!

[Cronos]

V II formally admitted that we Protestants can be saved....I guess I am grateful, whatever. It doesn't affect me one way or the other. But when discussing these matters precision of language is important and Prots are not deemed heretics by the RCC.

I do humbly disagree with you. Yes, the Church says that Protestants can be saved. However, the Protestant churchs are still heretical -- by the very definition of the word. We can't change that. We can respect each other's beliefs (up to a certain extent, I would never accept the ECUSA's teachings on Gene Robinson: "Jesus was gay" etc.)