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To: Renatus
I wonder if the good Bishop Murphy still believes that baptism is necessary for salvation. Seems to me he could have taken some steps to baptize the dying man.

Bishop Murphy believes, no doubt, that a good Jew goes to heaven. That is in keeping with Catholic teaching.

This man was his friend. Can you imagine imposing your religious practices on one of your best friends in his dying moments?

36 posted on 09/08/2001 7:26:14 PM PDT by sinkspur
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To: sinkspur
[...]that a good Jew goes to heaven. That is in keeping with Catholic teaching.

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You are *WAY* oversimplifying, and almost being disingenous to the teaching of the Catholic Church on the *possibility* of those not in formal communion with the Catholic Church of reaching Salvation. With the hordes of anti-Catholics, both on FreeRepublic and abroad, accusing Catholics of believing that "all you have to do is be a good person and you get to Heaven," I would think you shoudl be more careful in claiming to espouse authentic Church teachings.

38 posted on 09/09/2001 1:02:31 AM PDT by Proud2BAmerican
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