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Pope: Other Christian Denominations Not True Churches
Fox News ^ | Tuesday, July 10, 2007 | Associated Press

Posted on 07/10/2007 12:57:57 PM PDT by Ancient Drive

LORENZAGO DI CADORE, Italy — For the second time in a week, Pope Benedict XVI has corrected what he says are erroneous interpretations of the Second Vatican Council, reasserting the primacy of the Roman Catholic Church and saying other Christian communities were either defective or not true churches.

Benedict approved a document released Tuesday from his old office, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which repeated church teaching on Catholic relations with other Christians.

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TOPICS: Catholic; Religion & Culture; Religion & Politics; Religion & Science
KEYWORDS: catholicism; pope
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To: markomalley
>Pope: Other Christian Denominations Not True Churches
>>And so what's the controversy here?

The controversy
is the debate over when
the Pope will sentence

bad, naughty "Christians"
to the comfy chair to bring
them back to the faith!

41 posted on 07/11/2007 7:13:43 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: markomalley
>Pope: Other Christian Denominations Not True Churches
>>And so what's the controversy here?

The controversy
is the debate over when
the Pope will sentence

bad, naughty "Christians"
to the comfy chair to bring
them back to the faith!

42 posted on 07/11/2007 7:13:49 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: All
Sorry about that
double post thing! Please do not
put me on the rack!
43 posted on 07/11/2007 7:15:23 AM PDT by theFIRMbss
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To: Ancient Drive

“I am the way the truth and the life; NO MAN cometh unto the Father BUT BY ME.”
— Jesus Christ, John 14:6


44 posted on 07/11/2007 8:56:43 AM PDT by Ancient Drive
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To: Salvation

I’m aware that Catholics think he is. To me he is just another man, like any preacher.

Sorry, but that’ss the way that I see it.


45 posted on 07/11/2007 10:43:05 AM PDT by chesley (Where's the omelet? -- Orwell)
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To: padre35

Include the Southern Baptists as among those respecting the Pope’s position, even if not agreeing with it.


46 posted on 07/11/2007 10:44:28 AM PDT by chesley (Where's the omelet? -- Orwell)
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To: Doctor13

well for starters i’m orthodox.

though i’d have to astrix your comment... strictly speaking antioch had split earlier and returned to the 3 sees


47 posted on 07/11/2007 9:25:22 PM PDT by kawaii (Orthodox Christianity -- Proclaiming the Truth Since 33 A.D.)
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To: kosta50

ive read the orthodox are not referenced by name...


48 posted on 07/11/2007 9:26:56 PM PDT by kawaii (Orthodox Christianity -- Proclaiming the Truth Since 33 A.D.)
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To: theFIRMbss

Not until after the Know-Nothings make their comeback.


49 posted on 07/12/2007 1:49:57 AM PDT by D-fendr
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