Vatican:'Christ "established here on earth" only one Church'
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The title is quoted from answer to Second Question in para 3.
Pl respond with care and not to offend all faiths and religions.
In this internet era,there is useless to black out news,
good and bad.
I think Pope should not make this statement which
The Holy Father shall foresee that it will offend other
faiths.
Lets discuss maturely and move on.
Anyway,we shall respect all opinions,though not necessialy
totally agree.Pl read RESPONSES TO SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN ASPECTS OF THE DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH,
dated 29 June 2007 in para 3 before u repond.
Pope: Other Christians not true churchesLORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy (AP) — 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.
---http://www.usatoday.com/news/religion/2007-07-10-pope_N.htm?csp=34
Benedict approved a document from his old offices at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith that restates church teaching on relations with other Christians. It was the second time in a week the pope has corrected what he says are erroneous interpretations of the Second Vatican Council, the 1962-65 meetings that modernized the church.
On Saturday, Benedict revisited another key aspect of Vatican II by reviving the old Latin Mass. Traditional Catholics cheered the move, but more liberal ones called it a step back from Vatican II.
Benedict, who attended Vatican II as a young theologian, has long complained about what he considers the erroneous interpretation of the council by liberals, saying it was not a break from the past but rather a renewal of church tradition.....
2.latest in the Holy Land
3.CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
RESPONSES TO SOME QUESTIONS REGARDING CERTAIN ASPECTS
OF THE DOCTRINE ON THE CHURCH,dated 29 June 2007Second Question: What is the meaning of the affirmation that the Church of Christ subsists in the Catholic Church?
Response: Christ "established here on earth" only one Church and instituted it as a "visible and spiritual community"[5], that from its beginning and throughout the centuries has always existed and will always exist, and in which alone are found all the elements that Christ himself instituted.[6] ".......... -
Shouldn't this be in a religion forum?
You are debating the issue of one true church. -
so now lionnoisy is forcasing on the Pope now huh?
well he should realise that politics & religion is all too different matter... -
Other christians not true churches. Sounds like cult. This reminds me of Church in Singapore located in Derbyshire Road. This Church believes that they are the only one and true church and that there can only be one church in a city. They claimed that the bible says so. So they claimed that Singapore is a city, so theirs is the church in singapore, the only church.
How strange?
The other strange and unrealistic thing is they believe once you are a christian you are forever a christian. Even if the christian gives up the faith, the christian is still a christian, the christians are not given a choice but to be christians forever even they leave the church and denounce the faith. What sort of twisted theory is this? A friend is from this church, and she has been such a pain to brainwash people with the distorted theory. A very agressive cult she is. I went to their church the first time and they kept persuading me to baptise on the spot. They are real good sales people you know!!! My friend though backslided still behaves like before. She is trying her ways and means to force me to believe that once a christian is forever a christian. What crap is this? In singapore, we are given religious freedom to choose our religion, told her this and she disagreed was very agressive and angry, still finding her ways to brainwash me. No way will I be brainwashed by her. She ever told me now she realised her church is a cult but she still goes on to brainwash people with the distorted theory. Better still she sleeps around.
oops, do you think such a topic should be posted in the forum Eternal hope? -
Well, in a way, non-Catholic Christians aren't quite true Christians in a sense that their churches were founded by another human being and not Christ himself.
The Catholic church is the original Christian church. It was there from the start. -
u are a true religious harmony destroyer. Be careful, govt may come after you one day!!! If you truly love God, you will not say such thing to sow discord. YOU are not making peace, but war!!! Though I am not a christian or catholic, I find that you are a bad catholic.Originally posted by iveco:Well, in a way, non-Catholic Christians aren't quite true Christians in a sense that their churches were founded by another human being and not Christ himself.
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somehow i feel the new pope stirred up more shit than the others
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Funny but non-Catholics are saying EXACTLY THE SAME THING about Catholic christians.Originally posted by iveco:Well, in a way, non-Catholic Christians aren't quite true Christians in a sense that their churches were founded by another human being and not Christ himself.
The Catholic church is the original Christian church. It was there from the start. -
Catholic Forum. -
should post in catholic forum
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Originally posted by iveco:Well, in a way, non-Catholic Christians aren't quite true Christians in a sense that their churches were founded by another human being and not Christ himself.
The Catholic church is the original Christian church. It was there from the start.
Wow, if Iveco speaks like this, then there is hope for the world.
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Originally posted by SingaporeMacross:
Wow, if Iveco speaks like this, then there is hope for the world.
There is a God!
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post in appropriate forum