[bdeaner]

Jesus created the Church that is comprised of believers.

Yes, that's what the article says! ALL believers in Christ are part of the Mystical Body of Christ that is the CHURCH. BUT only one Church institution has the teaching authority to preserve and teach the Deposit of Faith, which is objectively TRUE, and that is the Church established by Christ as the Catholic Church. This is supported both by Scripture and by the writings of the early church Fathers. If someone is a heretic, pagan or schismatic, they are not in FULL communion with the Truth of the Church, but if they are sincerely seeking the the Truth of Christ, they can be saved even if not in full communion. God doesn't send you to Hell if you don't pass the theology exam, as Mr. Rogers (a Baptist) has pointed out in a number of post, essentially in agreement with Catholic teaching, especially in the recent Vatican II Council. That's the major take home point of the article.

[driftdiver]

And thats where I take issue. Jesus came and gave his life for our sins. He is our mediator to God. Nothing else is needed.

So for a man to say you must seek through and can only receive salvation through a man is false in my mind.

And of course I’m not in full communion with the Church. That being your Catholic (or Roman Catholic) Church. Why deal with a handicapped middle man and not the Man himself?

[Dr. Eckleburg]

The "major take home point" of this article is the same cloistered folly Rome has been dishing for centuries -- there is no salvation outside the Roman Catholic church.

Thankfully, Scripture proves Rome wrong again.