[metmom]

Wouldn't it be tragic for someone to imagine himself saved while imagining others to be damned and be left outside the gate with wailing and gnashing of teeth ?

And here we've seen the arrogance of the Catholic church in stating that very thing.

Until VII, that was the clear teaching of the RCC.,P> Since VII they've softened their stand but it is STILL stated as such in the CCC.

And we see here on FR Catholics who still hold to that.

[editor-surveyor]

>> “and be left outside the gate with wailing and gnashing of teeth ?”

“And here we’ve seen the arrogance of the Catholic church in stating that very thing.” <<

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The “catholic church” will be part of the gnashing, but Yeshua was quite clear in Matthew 7:23 that “many” will be there gnashing their teeth, and that they will be of those that once declared his name, and tasted of the opportunity for salvation, and he is backed up completely by Paul in Hebrews 3, 4, and 6, if you care to read those chapters (or not).
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