by stating jesus only form one church
2007-07-10 16:01:09 · 10 answers · asked by apple 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Here is the full text of the new document that states nothing new: http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html
Most Christian denominations believe that each of them is the fullest version of the Church of Christ.
While the Catholic Church also believes that she is "the highest exemplar" of the mystery that is the Church of Christ, she does not claim that non-Catholic Churches are not truly Christian. The Catholic Church teaches:
Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements.
Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church.
All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him.
With love in Christ.
2007-07-10 18:04:40 · answer #1 · answered by imacatholic2 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What's the big deal? Why don't the other Churches get in line with the Church Jesus started and quit all the crap.
2007-07-10 23:30:22 · answer #2 · answered by Midge 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The first Church started in Antioch... as is stated in the Bible. and James, the brother of Jesus was the first head of that church. It was much later that the Bishop of Rome claimed the papacy.
2007-07-10 23:05:35 · answer #3 · answered by L.C. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
while it is true Jesus started only one congregation the CHRISTIAN ONE it is not true that it was catholic as that church did not come into exhistance untill 325C.E. long after the last Apostle John had died on Patmos in 98 C.E. 2 years after finishing the Book of Revelation and if you carefully read the Bible NO ONE MAN HAD PRIMACY OVER THE CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION!!!!!!!!!!!! read Acts ch 15 when an issue arose the did not ask peter what to do but the issue went to the older men of the CHRISTIAN CONGREGATION and they discussed the matter and prayed over it and issued a decree for all congregations of CHRISTIANS TO FOLLOW .......!!!!!!!!!! no one person made that decision then or now Gorbalizer
2007-07-10 23:20:03 · answer #4 · answered by gorbalizer 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Because Jesus only formed ONE church, in 33AD and placed it into Peter's hands.
2007-07-10 23:03:34 · answer #5 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
the pope is sick.
and the pope did not realise that the church that was formed in 33AD is the New Testament Church, and not the catholic church.
if you want to see the original model of the church, read Acts, Corinthians, Ephesians, Colossians, John etc.
and then you compare the catholic church with the church model in the new testament, and you will see SOOOOO MANY DIFFFERENCES.
why?
because the catholic church has deviated and strayed .
2007-07-10 23:06:58 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 3⤋
because its true, if catholicism deviates from what it should be or as jesus wanted, then surley the other religions involving him are off base as well.
2007-07-10 23:15:29 · answer #7 · answered by the 2nd woody 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
His job is to proclaim the truth, not to make other people comfortable in their errors.
2007-07-10 23:06:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
It's his truth and his job to stick to it.
2007-07-10 23:07:53 · answer #9 · answered by marie s 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Because its true?
2007-07-10 23:03:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋