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As a major organ of the neo-Catholic establishment, Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) has cooperated in burying landmarks of the faith, even as it presents itself as a bastion of rock-solid Catholic Tradition. EWTN’s mixture of certain aspects of traditional Roman Catholicism with absolutely appalling novelties invented during the past 40 years — novelties that would have reduced the pre-conciliar popes to a state of apoplexy — is the very essence of neo-Catholicism...

Answer by Catholic Answers on 08-14-2003:

Dear Jacob,

Would that you were given the grace to recognize Jesus as the Son of God and could join the Catholic Church. But if you honestly cannot accept Him as such, by living a life as a devout Jew, you can reach Heaven. This is what the Catholic Church teaches. AND Mel Gibson's movie, "The Passion" does NOT contradict this.

Fr. Vincent Serpa, O.P.

That's it? That's pretty thin. Whoever wrote this should be thanking God for EWTN. I can't imagine life without it.