Huh. I guess I'm guilty of, well...all of the the above.
Oh, well.
Just as an aside, as I read your list, that would mean that anyone who affiliates themselves with a Protestant denomination rather than a Catholic one has committed an unforgivable sin, and will accordingly roast in Hell. Is that correct, or am I misreading it?
“Just as an aside, as I read your list, that would mean that anyone who affiliates themselves with a Protestant denomination rather than a Catholic one has committed an unforgivable sin, and will accordingly roast in Hell. Is that correct, or am I misreading it”.
No, just the ones who rant and rave and call the Catholic Church the whore of Babylon. FR is full of them.
Most devout Christians, whether they be Catholic or Protestant do not constantly put down another’s Christian.
I pray for protestants to one day come to the realization that the Catholic Church is the fullness of the Christian faith, established by Christ himself. When they finally realize this they become Catholic. I wish everyone a very happy Thanksgiving.
The Catholic Church teaches "Outside the Church there is no salvation." However, that must be understood as the Church understands it. The route to salvation is repentance and reform. That route is open to everyone. The Sacraments of the Church are intended to make that route easier for Catholics, but that route is not impossible even in the absence of the Sacraments. The Church has never taught that non-Catholics are automatically damned. God is not a monster, and wants everyone to be saved. If you are damned, it will be by your own actions, not for any other reason.