Yeah, I saw that. Wasted time on the Pope's part, IMHO. I can't imagine any situation in which Rome would espouse any *other* position than their own primacy, so why even bother?
I guess we bother because it's important to preach the word as correctly as possible.
And because we get such mixed messages from various RCs on the forum. Some agree with Benedict that there is only salvation in the RCC (certainly how I've always read the RC catechism).
Yet others tell us we are all saved Christians fighting the same opponent.
I'm not sure that's true. I don't believe Rome wants our respect; I believe Rome wants our submission. 8~)
From Topcat's homepage...
"Rome has not essentially changed. Rome declared that what it said at the time of the Reformation was infallible and could not change. Declared it to be irreformible truth. Rome has not changed and precious truths of God's word are still worth upholding even at the cost of unity even at the cost of being considered "troublemakers" in the religious world. We need to guard the antithesis against the destructive error of Rome." -- Dr. Greg L. Bahnsen, from a tape, THE REFORMATION, October 28, 1990. ""The Reformation is dying daily in our day when the Ecumenical Movement, and other forces like unto it, wish to soften the antithesis with Rome, today. I want to assure you that it's not my pugnacious debating nature that makes me say we must exalt that antithesis and guard it. It's my love for the Lord Jesus Christ and the purity of His word.
"Rome has not essentially changed..." It looks like Benedict has confirmed this, regardless of what the ecumenicists want us to believe.
The closer truth is found here in...