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  • Vatican says other Christian churches "wounded" (Non-Catholics not fullly Christian)

    07/10/2007 8:00:34 AM PDT · by Bladerunnuh · 229 replies · 3,007+ views
    Reuters ^ | 7-20-07 | Phil Stewart
    VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - The Vatican said on Tuesday Christian denominations outside Roman Catholicism were not full churches of Jesus Christ. Protestant leaders said this was offensive and would hurt inter-religious dialogue. A 16-page document by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope Benedict once headed, described Christian Orthodox churches as true churches, but suffering from a "wound" since they do not recognize the primacy of Pope. But the document said the "wound is still more profound" in Protestant denominations. "Despite the fact that this teaching has created no little distress ... it is nevertheless difficult to...