Posted on 08/20/2016 7:45:03 AM PDT by Salvation
Msgr. Charles Pope Catholic, August 28, 2016
Question: How will God judge non-Catholics at the time of their death? — William Bandle, Manchester, Missouri
Answer: Scripture says, “God does not see as a mortal ... The Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sam 16:7). Thus, God, who knows our hearts, will judge us based on what is there. Not all have had the same opportunity to come to know the Lord, his Church and the help of the sacraments. God is just; he knows this and will judge accordingly.
Jesus says, “That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations or act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating, shall be beaten only lightly” (Lk 12:47-48).
In terms of non-Catholics who lacked some knowledge or sacraments of the Church, God will look into their hearts and judge them based on what they reasonably could have known and their actions based on that.
Therefore, to say that God looks into the heart does not mean that he merely looks to a person’s feelings or disposition. Rather, as Scripture says, we will be judged by our deeds (see Rom 2:6-11). Did our actions correspond to what we knew was expected of us or not?
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Thus, the degree of a person’s knowledge of God’s will and his obedience to that knowledge in deeds will be key on the Day of Judgment. This does not mean all non-Catholics and other nonbelievers simply get a pass. Their ignorance of full Catholic teaching must be what is called “invincible ignorance,” meaning a lack of knowledge that they could not reasonably overcome. Thus, if one is lazy or makes excuses when seeking the truth, God will take it into account.
Since the Lord alone sees into our heart, he alone will be our just judge.
I think it's called giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Winner!
“You think you know a lot about Catholicism; the problem is, everything you know is wrong. Catholics here have tried, time and again, to spread some accurate information about the Church, but there is a certain type of person who cannot be dissuaded from error. Speaking for myself, I’m just tired of it.”
Cannot discuss in good faith! When given the Truth it is ignored only to attack something else. To hold a true discussion both parties have to have Good Will and wish to discuss in good faith to truly seek the Truth. That is not present here and it is not seeked either, which is the very root of the problem in ALL these Daily posts. Some have an agenda which cannot be question and in some cases protected.
Also I agree Salvation has posted Very Good information and has responded to post and challenges so many times to accuse her of not doing so is Unjust!
I say again there is a point where the dust should be brushed away and move on to the next town.
God Bless
Wycliffe replied, “Englishmen learn Christ’s law best in English. Moses heard God’s law in his own tongue, so did Christ’s apostles.”
http://www.christianitytoday.com/history/issues/issue-43/fiery-man-behind-first-english-bible.html
The problem with roman catholicism is there is so much written on the various topics, the catholic is not familiar with all of the divergent opinions in catholicism.
When Christians point these out the catholic does not like it.
Some have even run to the owner of this board to protest the "attacks on catholicism" even though we have posters who put this type of article on the board on an on-going basis.
Are they trying to lure Christians into a fight in an attempt to have them banned?
Catholics have tried on more than one occasion to have posts or threads pulled and posters banned all because they did not like the truth of roman catholicism being told.
The Christian who posts anything negative about roman catholicism is often branded as a hater.
This is FREE REPUBLIC. As the RM has noted 4:
All other threads on the Religion Forum are “Open” which means they are like a town square. Challenges and ridicule will occur. Expect them to be contentious, rough or even insulting. Your confession will be maligned on open threads. Your beloved religious figures will be ridiculed. Don’t complain because the author or a religious figure is called a liar, demon, heretic or whatever on an open thread. It is to be expected in the town square. Remember too that the Religion Forum is densely populated with highly educated theologians. If you are ill-equipped to defend your confession, you’ll get beat up on “Open” thread. When in doubt, ping one of your best defenders and withdraw to a “Closed” thread.
When I was raised Catholic, not all that long ago, I was taught that I should not a read the Bible.
I was told that the average lay person could not understand it themselves and that it was for the seminary trained, educated clergy to read it and tell us what it means.
And I KNOW that I am not the only one who was told that and remembers it.
Do you lack discretion when you post Pope’s articles that intentionally provoke the non-Catholic Christians here? Is someone forcing you to post his daily musings? You complain about so-called “Catholic bashing” all the time yet seem to have no qualms at all about posting threads that are negative and directly aimed at those who ARE Christians but do not identify as Catholics. You need to explain how this is not blatant hypocrisy, Sal.
No matter what a non-Catholic claims about Catholicism, some Catholic will come along and tell them they are wrong.
Problem is, there's a huge lack of Catholics telling us what is right.
It's just telling us we're wrong, go look it up for yourself.
Just for the record, BTW, the EO consider the RCC to be in schism and that they, the EO, are the true form of Catholicism on earth.
So now there's two different opinions and claims and how are we to decide?
Believe the one who says, *I'm right cause I say so*?
Yeah, that'll work really well in establishing truth.
ALL the time?
I don’t think so.
Did she say that?
Why did you change the subject and why didn’t you just answer the question instead of deflecting and turning an attack on bb?
BTW, thanks for the tacit admission that she is correct and that you do post threads to provoke.
You’re one of the first to run to the RM. I know you’ve tried to have some of my threads pulled in the past.
There are several former roman catholics, who are now Christians, in the class I teach who confirm what you say regarding the admonition to not read the Bible.
And I know of more of the formers who are just glad to be free from the pressure.
I guess we kind of broke that mold, didn't we? By the way, I was told I couldn't interpret the Bible on my own. When I asked someone why he was interpreting the Bible on his own, he said he wasn't interpreting it, he was just reading it, and telling me what it said. I got a good laugh out of that.
Every former Catholic I know says the same thing.
And what I see here that is disingenuous, is that some Catholics will come along and say that they are encouraged to read the Bible in their church. Now. In SOME parishes.
But they don’t tell us what they grew up being told. They just use present day information and give it as if it had always been that way, and then accuse us of lying.
I was told that in the 50’s
Contextually speaking, what the author is saying is complete nonsense...
When I was first given the keys to the family car, I was the driver. I had the privilege of being the driver. My mother however cautioned me to take great care in how I drove. ... Kind of 'work out the use of the car with fear and trembling because there are lots of and drivers and all sorts of dangers when driving.'
I know, I know, you cannot see that as analogous because it would not fit with catholiciism's form of religion.... Yet another reason that religion is NOT CHRISTIANITY.
Just a question here: do you mean the Catholic Church or the ekklesia of believers in Jesus, the Bride Jesus is fashioning for Himself?
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