[CTrent1564]

Elsie:

I think the position of the Catholic Church is clear as well. Only God judges the human person, and Christ is the only means of salvation and there is only one Church through which Christ makes himself known, how God works outside the visible bounds of that said Church is known only to God. I don’t want to start moving this thread in that direction as it is not the topic and I have had enough already.

The Catholic Church maintains there is one, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, and all who are baptized Trinitarian are related to her at some level, some more than others, some less than others. So I think the Catholic Church is clear there is only 1 Church and it possesses the fullness of Apostolic Doctrine, Eastern Orthodox, a very, very, very, very, very, very, close 2nd.

[Elsie]

I think the position of the Catholic Church is clear as well.

That there is ONLY salvation found thru the church?

[Elsie]

... how God works outside the visible bounds of that said Church is known only to God.

Oh?

Has not your chosen church made all KINDS of statements about it?

[Elsie]

I don’t want to start moving this thread in that direction as it is not the topic and I have had enough already.

HMMMmmm...I'd think that after 358 replies this horse (everyone a pope) has been fairly well flogged to death.

Why NOT ride off in a different direction?