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Read it for yourself and see what you think

msnbc.com news services
updated 7/10/2007 9:52:43 AM ET

LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy — Pope Benedict XVI has reasserted the universal primacy of the Roman Catholic Church, approving a document released Tuesday that says Orthodox churches were defective and that other Christian denominations were not true churches.

Pope Benedict has always reiterated that those in the denominations outside orthodoxy who retain Christian teachings are Christians.

See above.

Yes, JW's and Mormons are not Christians.

I did read the original text, not a headline. What you quoted is a headline. What was actually said about the Orthodox is

The Churches which, while not existing in perfect communion with the Catholic Church, remain united to her by means of the closest bonds, that is, by apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist, are true particular Churches.59 Therefore, the Church of Christ is present and operative also in these Churches, even though they lack full communion with the Catholic Church

and what was said about the other churches is

"Therefore, these separated Churches and communities as such have by no means been deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. For the spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as means of salvation"

-- check what the Pope or Cardinal actually said rather than a headline from a news article please