Comments on: So the Pope Is Catholic http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/ Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:45:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: jeff miller http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/comment-page-1/#comment-11650 jeff miller Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:32:34 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=790#comment-11650 Roman Catholicism would deconstruct if it did not hold to the traditionalist/conservative path. The pope knows what's up. Traditional Catholicism is a beast. Roman Catholicism would deconstruct if it did not hold to the traditionalist/conservative path. The pope knows what’s up. Traditional Catholicism is a beast.

]]> By: Johnny http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/comment-page-1/#comment-11530 Johnny Sun, 15 Jul 2007 18:59:30 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=790#comment-11530 Trust me. They are not the only ones guilty of that implication. Trust me. They are not the only ones guilty of that implication.

]]> By: davem http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/comment-page-1/#comment-11508 davem Sun, 15 Jul 2007 05:21:35 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=790#comment-11508 The Roman Catholic Church is the only true church? That might be news to the Eastern Orthodox Church which can trace its history back to the time of the apostles hence apostolic succession. The Roman Catholic Church is the only true church? That might be news to the Eastern Orthodox Church which can trace its history back to the time of the apostles hence apostolic succession.

]]> By: Ewell http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/comment-page-1/#comment-11473 Ewell Sat, 14 Jul 2007 06:35:42 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=790#comment-11473 What I got from the document was not “Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation. . .” as the associated press reported, but, as the document says, "the Catholic Church has the fullness of the means of salvation." In other words it was saying the Catholic church provides the most complete or best means of salvation, not the "only true path" to it. The document still confirmed the statement from Vatican II: "It follows that these separated churches and Communities, though we believe they suffer from defects, are deprived neither of significance nor importance in the mystery of salvation. In fact the Spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as instruments of salvation, whose value derives from that fullness of grace and of truth which has been entrusted to the Catholic Church" Although I do think the document to be a bit arrogant, I can't help but think my own arrogance is what compelled me to post this comment. I told myself I wouldn't argue any more. What I got from the document was not “Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation. . .” as the associated press reported, but, as the document says, “the Catholic Church has the fullness of the means of salvation.” In other words it was saying the Catholic church provides the most complete or best means of salvation, not the “only true path” to it.

The document still confirmed the statement from Vatican II:
“It follows that these separated churches and Communities, though we believe they suffer from defects, are deprived neither of significance nor importance in the mystery of salvation. In fact the Spirit of Christ has not refrained from using them as instruments of salvation, whose value derives from that fullness of grace and of truth which has been entrusted to the Catholic Church”

Although I do think the document to be a bit arrogant, I can’t help but think my own arrogance is what compelled me to post this comment. I told myself I wouldn’t argue any more.

]]> By: Trace http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/comment-page-1/#comment-11379 Trace Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:58:06 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=790#comment-11379 "Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation. . ." That is the scary line that blows me away. “Catholicism provides the only true path to salvation. . .”

That is the scary line that blows me away.

]]> By: Everett B. http://www.dennyburk.com/so-the-pope-is/comment-page-1/#comment-11353 Everett B. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 13:26:44 +0000 http://www.dennyburk.com/?p=790#comment-11353 Denny, For what it's worth, maybe this is a good thing in that it shows the Reformation is not over after all. Blessings while we wait for Vatican III. Denny,
For what it’s worth, maybe this is a good thing in that it shows the Reformation is not over after all.

Blessings while we wait for Vatican III.

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