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To: ealgeone
Well, if the CCC had put it that way you might have an argument.

However CCC 841 doesn't put it that way.

The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us(catholics italics and insert mine) they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."330

The only way to read this is the ccc is pointing to one God.

It seems to me the stumbling block for you is you think there are many gods; a God of Catholicism, a God of Protestantism, a God of Mormonism, a God of Judaism, a God of Islam, etc. God is; He exists, He is not created or defined by man's religious beliefs. There is only one God, "the God" of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Each of the aforementioned groups profess to worship and adore the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. The Catechism does not declare that they all do so correctly and without error. They do identify the same God by the contextual reference to Abraham, who all look to.

338 posted on 10/16/2015 3:01:33 PM PDT by af_vet_1981 (The bus came by and I got on, That's when it all began.)
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To: af_vet_1981
a God of Mormonism

Are you sure you meant to include them in that list? Because I'm pretty sure that since the Church has declared their baptisms to be invalid, they're off worshiping a different god than the rest of us...

339 posted on 10/16/2015 3:07:47 PM PDT by Legatus (I think, therefore you're out of your mind)
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To: af_vet_1981

You and the clintons would get along very well.


340 posted on 10/16/2015 3:11:02 PM PDT by ealgeone
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