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To: annalex

I agree. As it currently exist in the "official policy" statements of the Church there is no salvation outside the Church. While I might disagree, I don't have a problem with what is officially stated. However, if I bring up to the Catholics on this board that there is no salvation outside the Church half would say I'm wrong. If I say Vatican 2 says people outside the Church can be saved the other half will jump all over me.

I'm sure this is some devious attempt to slowly drive me insane. (And you're pretty close.) :O)


554 posted on 01/06/2006 12:37:15 PM PST by HarleyD ("Command what you will and give what you command." - Augustine's Prayer)
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To: HarleyD; annalex
I'm sure this is some devious attempt to slowly drive me insane.

Too late.

555 posted on 01/06/2006 12:44:47 PM PST by P-Marlowe
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To: HarleyD

They will never admit to it, but the secret teaching is, every Christian dies Catholic.

Nurse, scalpel!


556 posted on 01/06/2006 12:50:47 PM PST by annalex
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To: HarleyD; annalex; Kolokotronis; jo kus
the "official policy" statements of the Church there is no salvation outside the Church

That is not true. Even the Catholic Church admits that God is not limited in His options. Salvation if from God, and with God all things are possible. The Orthodox Church echoes the Roman teaching that salvation is made possible in the (One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic) Church.

Luther, on the other hand, taught that salvation is only in Christ and not in Church -- in line with his pathological denial of any ecclesiastical authority -- completely dissociating Christ from the Church, denying that the Church is the Body of Christ.

568 posted on 01/06/2006 4:00:41 PM PST by kosta50 (Eastern Orthodoxy is pure Christianity)
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