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To: blue-duncan; rbmillerjr; Petronski; HarleyD; Dr. Eckleburg; Gamecock
did the thief on the cross eat his flesh and drink his blood since he was going to be with Jesus in paradise?

The Church recognizes that sovereign Christ can draw anyone to Heaven even without His sacraments, which are given us following His ascension, so that we may have eternal life. The baptism, the confession and the Eucharist are ordinary means of grace; in extraordinary circumstances extraordinary events happen. For example, the Church recognized several catechumens, that is, unbaptized candidates for baptism, as martyrs and saints, based on that teaching.

572 posted on 03/26/2008 4:57:53 PM PDT by annalex (http://www.catecheticsonline.com/CatenaAurea.php)
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To: annalex
Christ can draw anyone to Heaven even without His sacraments, which are given us following His ascension, so that we may have eternal life.

Impossible! Christ didn't mean what He said. Jean Cauvin knows better than that!

576 posted on 03/26/2008 5:00:43 PM PDT by Petronski (Nice job, Hillary. Now go home and get your shine box.)
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