[Iscool]

Be careful there my friend. Putting words in people’s mouths is a form of false witness. He said no such things. He said the various protestant churches were defective (which they are). He never said protestants were not “true” Christians.

History shows that numerous popes have declared that those outside the Catholic church are damned to Hell...

It is my understand that once a pope makes a decree as such, no future pope can change that...Is that correct???

[Petrosius]

History shows that numerous popes have declared that those outside the Catholic church are damned to Hell...

There is a difference between "being a Christian" and "being damned to Hell." Even a Catholic inside the Church who dies with an unrepentant and unforgiven mortal sin is damned to Hell. As for the condemnations pronounced by various popes because of heresy, their applications would involve the question of culpability and invincible ignorance, but let us save that for another thread.

[Petronski]

History shows that numerous popes have declared that those outside the Catholic church are damned to Hell...

Do you believe the Catholic Church has the power to damn you to Hell?