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fake Double-Anus wrote:
> On Jul 11, 6:21 am, Warhol <mol...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Pope Says, " other Christian Churches not real Churches."
> >
> > LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy - 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.
> >
> > ADVERTISEMENT
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > In the latest document — formulated as five questions and answers â
> > €” 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."
> >
> > In the new document and an accompanying commentary, which were
> > released as the pope vacations here in Italy's Dolomite mountains, the
> > Vatican repeated that position.
> >
> > "Christ 'established here on earth' only one church," the document
> > said. The other communities "cannot be called 'churches' in the proper
> > sense" because they do not have apostolic succession — the ability
> > to trace their bishops back to Christ's original apostles.
> >
> > The Rev. Sara MacVane of the Anglican Centre in Rome, said there was
> > nothing new in the document.
> >
> > "I don't know what motivated it at this time," she said. "But it's
> > important always to point out that there's the official position and
> > there's the huge amount of friendship and fellowship and worshipping
> > together that goes on at all levels, certainly between Anglican and
> > Catholics and all the other groups and Catholics."
> >
> > The document said Orthodox churches were indeed "churches" because
> > they have apostolic succession and that they enjoyed "many elements of
> > sanctification and of truth." But it said they lack something because
> > they do not recognize the primacy of the pope — a defect, or a
> > "wound" that harmed them, it said.
> >
> > "This is obviously not compatible with the doctrine of primacy which,
> > according to the Catholic faith, is an 'internal constitutive
> > principle' of the very existence of a particular church," the
> > commentary said.
> >
> > Despite the harsh tone of the document, it stresses that Benedict
> > remains committed to ecumenical dialogue.
> >
> > "However, if such dialogue is to be truly constructive, it must
> > involve not just the mutual openness of the participants but also
> > fidelity to the identity of the Catholic faith," the commentary said.
> >
> > The document, signed by the congregation prefect, U.S. Cardinal
> > William Levada, was approved by Benedict on June 29, the feast of Sts.
> > Peter and Paul — a major ecumenical feast day.
> >
> > There was no indication about why the pope felt it necessary to
> > release the document, particularly since his 2000 document summed up
> > the same principles. Some analysts suggested it could be a question of
> > internal church politics, or that it could simply be an indication of
> > Benedict using his office as pope to again stress key doctrinal issues
> > from his time at the congregation
> >
> > http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070710/ap_on_re_eu/pope_other_christians
> >
> > Screw that evil dragon, he will be slain by czarElKebir.
> >
> > The Catholic RCC isn't a Gods church because Catholics follow the word
> > of the Pope as gospel rather than the word of the Risen One
>
>
> Hasn't the Pope reasserted the need for the conversion of the Jews as
> well? Well, when you select a Pope from the ranks of the Hitler
> Youth, you are going to have to expect to get a conservative! I guess
> that's why the cardinals have just reinstituted the requirement for a
> two-thirds majority to select a pope instead of a simple majority.
> They don't want to make the same mistake again!
>
> Double-Anus
They should have circumcised you at the neck too. Butt its not too
late for that.
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