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 Churchand 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
Uh, no. The headline is
Pope: Other denominations not true churchesTo make it perfectly clear I did NOT quote a headline and expect you to read it and be fulfilled.
Quoted about the Orthodox:
...the Church of Christ is present and operative also in these Churches, even though they lack full communion with the Catholic ChurchWell, that's a start. They would be seen as protesting towards the Catholic church, then huh? So they are Protestant.
Still too much extraneous dogma clogging up the minds of people so they have to struggle to get the simple message of salvation, being born again, and having a close PERSONAL relationship with Jesus Christ.
...check what the Pope or Cardinal actually said rather than a headline from a news article please
What you call a "headline" is the first words of the article, linked so you can read the whole thing.
I read it and find it quite accurate.
Ironic that you thought you were reading a headline, well now you can it's right at the top of this post.
Read the article if you wish also.
Just so there is no further misunderstanding, here is what I posted that you thought(?)[I don't know why] was a headline:
msnbc.com news services(Roll your cursor over the text and you will find a clickable link. On my computer the text becomes underlined and the cursor turns into a hand with the index finger extended)
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.