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To: Syncro
Secondly, it does not that those baptized into the denominatons are by Baptism, incorporated in Christ and thus are in a certain communion, albeit imperfect, with the Church

"Therefore, these separated Churches and communities as such have by no means been deprived of significance and importance in the mystery of salvation. For the spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as means of salvation"

All goes back to my point of Christians. That’s Catholics, Presbyterians, Pentecostals, Baptists, Orthodox, Copts, Lutherans, Methodists, Anglicans, Assyrians etc." -- Pope Benedict has always reiterated that those in the denominations outside orthodoxy who retain Christian teachings are Christians.

Jehovah's Witnesse and Mormons (like the one I initially replied to) are not Christian -- do you agree to that?

383 posted on 01/08/2013 5:52:01 AM PST by Cronos (**Marriage is about commitment, cohabitation is about convenience.**)
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To: Cronos
Read it for yourself and see what you think
updated     7/10/2007 9:52:43 AM ET

 

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.

Pope Benedict has always reiterated that those in the denominations outside orthodoxy who retain Christian teachings are Christians.

See above.

Yes, JW's and Mormons are not Christians.

392 posted on 01/08/2013 6:39:09 AM PST by Syncro ("So?" - Andrew Breitbart (The King of All Media RIP Feb 1, 1969 – Mar 1, 2012)
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