"I believe that the Roman church is a false church and it teaches a false gospel And indeed, I believe that the pope himself holds a false and unbiblical office."
and in the Latin corner we have Pope B-16 and Dominus Iesus
"people outside of Christianity 'are in a gravely deficient situation in comparison with those who, in the Church, have the fullness of the means of salvation",
A statement out of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, that many understand to claim that the path to God was ONLY through the Catholic church.
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I don't think you know what you are talking about. Pope B16 has been very open to other faiths in Chritianity. In fact he has given Communion to Lutherans and Episcipalians himself. Not that in his quote he says Christianity and not Catholocism.
Your position may be vaild, but I would note this.
Cardinal Roger M. Mahony sought Friday to reassure non-Catholic Christians and those of other faiths that the Roman Catholic Church remains committed to interfaith dialogue despite a strongly worded Vatican statement critical of other churches and religions.
The Vatican statement, "Dominus Iesus"--Lord Jesus--said this week that followers of non-Christian faiths have "gravely deficient" chances for salvation. It also said that other Christian churches have "defects" but could be instruments of salvation by the "spirit of Christ" acting with "grace and truth entrusted to the Catholic Church."
Mahony, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Los Angeles, took note of the statement's tone, described by one Lutheran bishop as "bullying." "The tone of 'Dominus Iesus' may not fully reflect the deeper understanding that has been achieved through ecumenical and interreligious dialogues over these last 30 years or more," Mahony conceded.
This is the link
http://www.urbandharma.org/bcdialog/bcd3/times900.html
This report came from Joseph Ratzinger office, under his seal.
This link also details some of the mixed feelings that Germans have about his appointment.
http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=52&story_id=19284&name=A+prophet+not+without+honour
and.
he did block German Catholics from sharing communion with Lutherans at a joint gathering in 2003.
I don't remember his reasons why, and they mmay have been 100% valid, but it was odd that it couldn't be worked out.
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