And the Catholic Church COULD NEVER HAD BEEN THE ORIGINAL "CHURCH" ... if they ever rejected God's word.
Posted on 08/20/2016 7:45:03 AM PDT by Salvation
Msgr. Charles Pope Catholic, August 28, 2016
Question: How will God judge non-Catholics at the time of their death? — William Bandle, Manchester, Missouri
Answer: Scripture says, “God does not see as a mortal ... The Lord looks into the heart” (1 Sam 16:7). Thus, God, who knows our hearts, will judge us based on what is there. Not all have had the same opportunity to come to know the Lord, his Church and the help of the sacraments. God is just; he knows this and will judge accordingly.
Jesus says, “That servant who knew his master’s will but did not make preparations or act in accord with his will shall be beaten severely and the servant who was ignorant of his master’s will but acted in a way deserving of a severe beating, shall be beaten only lightly” (Lk 12:47-48).
In terms of non-Catholics who lacked some knowledge or sacraments of the Church, God will look into their hearts and judge them based on what they reasonably could have known and their actions based on that.
Therefore, to say that God looks into the heart does not mean that he merely looks to a person’s feelings or disposition. Rather, as Scripture says, we will be judged by our deeds (see Rom 2:6-11). Did our actions correspond to what we knew was expected of us or not?
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Thus, the degree of a person’s knowledge of God’s will and his obedience to that knowledge in deeds will be key on the Day of Judgment. This does not mean all non-Catholics and other nonbelievers simply get a pass. Their ignorance of full Catholic teaching must be what is called “invincible ignorance,” meaning a lack of knowledge that they could not reasonably overcome. Thus, if one is lazy or makes excuses when seeking the truth, God will take it into account.
Since the Lord alone sees into our heart, he alone will be our just judge.
Pope Francis pushed open the great bronze doors of St. Peter’s Basilica on Tuesday to launch his Holy Year of Mercy, declaring that mercy trumps moralizing in his Catholic Church.
Francis stood in prayer on the threshold of the basilica’s Holy Door then walked through it, the first of an estimated 10 million faithful who will pass through over the course of the next year in a rite of pilgrimage dating back centuries.
http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/lifestyle/2015/12/08/pope-francis-opens-vatican-holy-door-to-launch-holy-year-mercy/
A thin and frail Emeritus Pope Benedict XVI walked through the doorway right after Francis, gingerly negotiating the two steps with the help of a cane and his longtime assistant. It was a rare outing for the 88-year-old Benedict, whose historic resignation led to Francis’ election and a papacy dedicated to showing the merciful side of the church.
I noticed that it was you who began this thread by ringing the doorbell and then poking the hornets’ nest at your non-Catholic FReeper neighbor’s front door. Then you pretty much ran far away while we were being stung.
Is that normal and usual Roman Catholic behavior and may we expect more of the same on FR’s Religion Forum?
The soul never fades. Your insults and ignorance is proof that your religion must be in error or you are disobeying it. Go study Catholicism before you speak about it again please.
And the Catholic Church COULD NEVER HAD BEEN THE ORIGINAL "CHURCH" ... if they ever rejected God's word.
weekly event!
I am offended by your ignorance and arrogance. I have investigated all religions and seen the errors (and truths) of all except Catholicism as officially promulgated and the power of the Sacraments. I hope you will investigate further.
Sounds like a safe space for catholics is needed!!
They DO. I don't understand how they justify it.
When I do/say something bad I WRITHE in guilt. I get some peace with acknowledging it and ATTEMPTING to be a better person for as long as I can.
It's the WORD OF GOD. What on earth can make a person IGNORE it? Our "church practices" or faith, that is, JESUS, tell us to love God and love one another.
That's IMPOSSIBLE to ignore.
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The early Church fathers, which Catholic popes can be traced back to, made the decision about what was true and should be “the Bible”.
and ... ?
I notice the tender "Little flock." I also see three levels of judgment, with the first seeming fatal and assigned to the unbelievers. The next is beaten with many stripes for playing instead of watching and working. The last is beaten with few stripes because his lack of works was due to ignorance. Neither of the latter two classes of servant behavior result in assignment to portion of the unbelievers. The Messiah sums it up with saying more is expected from those servants to whom much is given.
Holy Years are generally celebrated every 25-50 years, and over the centuries they have been used to encourage the faithful to make pilgrimages to Rome to obtain an "indulgence" — the ancient church tradition related to the forgiveness of sins that roughly amounts to a "get out of Purgatory free" card.
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