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To: murphE
Do you truly think a priest posting opinions at ewtn trumps the Magisterium?

The Kepers Of Odd Knowledge Society might have that as a view. But, even nominal Catholics don't

137 posted on 02/06/2006 3:56:34 AM PST by bornacatholic
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To: bornacatholic
Do you truly think a priest posting opinions at ewtn trumps the Magisterium?

This is a false dichotomy. This priest has the authority, as a priest to teach the faith, and he is reiterating magisterial teaching, unlike a lay person such as yourself, with no authority who is making it up as he goes along.

"Vatican II was not a dogmatic council, but describes itself as a pastoral council; as such, it did not intend to teaching anything new, definitively, nor did it. So it would be wrong to suggest that Vatican II has somehow changed that which has been dogmatically declared in the past--no council or pope could do that, even if it intended such.

Popes, councils, theologians and the laity can speculate about such matters as invincible ignorance and a hidden manner in which God may work with judging individuals, but we remain bound to the teaching that there is no salvation except through Christ and no salvation outside the Church. I reject the false interpretation and misreading of the Latin text as, "without" rather than "outside of."

I invite anyone who can produce a dogmatic declaration of the Church that teaches that salvation is possible without Christ or outside of the Church to do so. You will not find it, folks!" - Father Echert


140 posted on 02/06/2006 4:32:35 AM PST by murphE (These are days when the Christian is expected to praise every creed but his own. --G.K. Chesterton)
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To: bornacatholic
Do you truly think a priest posting opinions at ewtn trumps the Magisterium?

Luther certainly thought so....

141 posted on 02/06/2006 4:38:56 AM PST by jude24 ("Thy law is written on the hearts of men, which iniquity itself effaces not." - St. Augustine)
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