[Gamecock]

More than most groups, Catholics break with their church, and not just on issues like abortion and homosexuality. Only six in ten Catholics described God as "a person with whom people can have a relationship" -- which the church teaches -- while three in ten described God as an "impersonal force."

Interesting

[SnakeDoctor]

>> Only six in ten Catholics described God as “a person with whom people can have a relationship” — which the church teaches — while three in ten described God as an “impersonal force.”

I don’t find this particularly surprising — and I don’t think Martin Luther would either.

My understanding was that this is a principle difference between Protestant and Catholic theology — Catholicism requires a go-between (of sorts) between the human and the divine ... such as a Priest or the Pope. Protestantism emphasizes that no conduit is needed as, a personal connection with God is possible.

But — I am not a Catholic, so I cannot state with certainty exactly what a Catholic believes.

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[HarleyD]

Others might be saying, 'We believe a truth but respect other people, and they are not necessarily going to hell.'" Luis Lugo, director of the Pew Forum, said that more research is planned to answer those kinds of questions

We believe a truth but respect other people not going to hell because they don't believe in that truth??? People who call themselves "Christians" but believe in multiple ways to heaven are no Christians at all.

Joh 14:6 Jesus said to him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life; no one comes to the Father but by Me.

BTW-One has to wonder what kind of research they plan on doing to truly answer whether Jesus is the only way to heaven?