Saturday, July 14, 2007
ONE TRUE CHURCH
Pope Benedict declares the Catholic church to be the "One True Church" and this elicits negative reactions?
With apologies to my non-Catholic friends, but isn't it basic for almost ALL religions, even non-Christian ones, to declare itself the one true path to salvation?
Why the negative reaction then? Catholics do have the same right as everyone to express their own beliefs, and like most any denomination, we believe that our Church is the one true Christian Church. Why hate us for teaching the same thing everyone else does? The pope's declaration pales in comparison to the many attacks I've heard against the Catholic Church over the years.
Still, I've been open-minded enough to accept that other denominations and religions simply see us in a different light, and that it's only fundamental that they believe themselves to be the one true religion as well. Catholics are even more remarkably tolerant in that they leave room for members of other denominations to go to heaven.
In contrast, I've heard preachers from other denominations declare that unless one "accepts God", a not too well-disguised euphemism for "joins our denomination" his soul is condemned to hell for eternity.
Please, Catholics do have the same rights as everyone else.
With apologies to my non-Catholic friends, but isn't it basic for almost ALL religions, even non-Christian ones, to declare itself the one true path to salvation?
Why the negative reaction then? Catholics do have the same right as everyone to express their own beliefs, and like most any denomination, we believe that our Church is the one true Christian Church. Why hate us for teaching the same thing everyone else does? The pope's declaration pales in comparison to the many attacks I've heard against the Catholic Church over the years.
Still, I've been open-minded enough to accept that other denominations and religions simply see us in a different light, and that it's only fundamental that they believe themselves to be the one true religion as well. Catholics are even more remarkably tolerant in that they leave room for members of other denominations to go to heaven.
In contrast, I've heard preachers from other denominations declare that unless one "accepts God", a not too well-disguised euphemism for "joins our denomination" his soul is condemned to hell for eternity.
Please, Catholics do have the same rights as everyone else.
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...because, very sadly, most people mistake religion for faith.
like university mottos: fides et ratio, scientia et virtus. always temper faith with reason, knowledge with virtue. that way, we all live in peaceful diversity.
like university mottos: fides et ratio, scientia et virtus. always temper faith with reason, knowledge with virtue. that way, we all live in peaceful diversity.
Buddhists don't mind if you want to be a Catholic at the same time. No need to have a chauvinist/conqueror attitude even in our spiritual life...
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