Seeker 1313
Padawan Learner
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.
In the latest document — formulated as five questions and answers — the Vatican seeks to set the record straight on Vatican II's ecumenical intent, saying some contemporary theological interpretation had been "erroneous or ambiguous" and had prompted confusion and doubt.
It restates key sections of a 2000 document the pope wrote when he was prefect of the congregation, "Dominus Iesus," which set off a firestorm of criticism among Protestant and other Christian denominations because it said they were not true churches but merely ecclesial communities and therefore did not have the "means of salvation."
This is a portion of the story carried by the Assocaite Press in which the Pope announced that if you are not a Catholic then you are not Christian and have no means of salvation.
I must certainly be a heretic because it is all drivel as far as I'm concerned, however, there are many we share the planet with that will hang on the every word this "man" utters, it is truly frightening.
In the latest document — formulated as five questions and answers — the Vatican seeks to set the record straight on Vatican II's ecumenical intent, saying some contemporary theological interpretation had been "erroneous or ambiguous" and had prompted confusion and doubt.
It restates key sections of a 2000 document the pope wrote when he was prefect of the congregation, "Dominus Iesus," which set off a firestorm of criticism among Protestant and other Christian denominations because it said they were not true churches but merely ecclesial communities and therefore did not have the "means of salvation."
This is a portion of the story carried by the Assocaite Press in which the Pope announced that if you are not a Catholic then you are not Christian and have no means of salvation.
I must certainly be a heretic because it is all drivel as far as I'm concerned, however, there are many we share the planet with that will hang on the every word this "man" utters, it is truly frightening.