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by Jodie44 on July 14th, 2007
No. It does make me want to laugh, cry, or throw up, though. Statements like that only turn people away from God.
God - and salvation - are free and uncomplicated. You don't need a church, a religion - and you sure as heck don't need another human being.
by Dre on August 1st, 2007
PLEASE for God sakes get your information from the actual source. Everyone reads the newspaper and takes their interpretation of what the Pope said. The pope NEVER said that their is no salvation outside the church. In fact, he stated that their was salvation outside the Catholic Church and that all the protestant churches stem from the Catholic church. God to this website for yourself and READ THE DOCUMENT before making assumptions about what he said.
http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20070629_responsa-quaestiones_en.html
by Midnighttoker on July 15th, 2007
it's statements like that that made me leave.
by Inspector Javert on July 13th, 2007
Nope.
by Glenn Blaylock on July 13th, 2007
I will agree with him on one thing. Out of all of the different churches out there, only one of them can be correct. This is just simple logic. Since we all disagree on various doctrines, since we all contradict each other on this tenant or that tenant, we can't all be right. So, only one of our religions is correct. However, I do disagree with him as to which religion that is. I respect his right to believe as he wishes, but I don't agree with him on many of the doctrines and practices of the church.
by Kevisaurus is a Carnotaurus today on July 13th, 2007
I was brought up to be a Catholic and quit because I disagreed with most of their tenants. Do you think some ossified 80 year old virgin is going to tell me what to do. The main reason I quit was because I believed it was very wrong to ban priests from marrying.
This is more proof why I think that statement has as much importance as anything that escapes Bush's mouth in as a quasi-articulate utterance.
by cancon on July 13th, 2007
No church offers salvation, the salvation of man kind is in no other then in the name of Jesus Christ. Those that do get “saved”, they know it, and they become The Church that The Bible talks about.
by Anonymous on July 13th, 2007
I wonder what God thinks about that statement.
by Highlander is semi-retired from AB on July 14th, 2007
No. However it never ceases to amaze me how some people can disregard the rule book that they're suppose to hold as holy (the Bible) and make such and incredibly stupid statement!
by Jade on July 13th, 2007
No. I do not believe that, in fact, I don't believe a lot of things the pope says. It is not, after all, what the Bible says.
by LynfromNM on July 15th, 2007
No, I don't seek salvation.
by DreAnna on July 15th, 2007
Nope :)
by Ananamiss on July 31st, 2008
Nope, my salvation depends on my belief in Jesus Christ, not the Catholic church.
by loveschimps on July 15th, 2007
No thank you, I am not Catholic now or ever will be one.
by scubaduba on July 15th, 2007
No, it actually reaffirms my decision to quit attending the Catholic Church I was raised in for a more liberal, understanding and accepting church.
by borasalama on July 15th, 2007
No, because God “hath ordained for you that religion which He commended unto Noah, and that which We inspire in thee (Muhammad), and that which We commended unto Abraham and Moses and Jesus, saying: 'Establish the religion, and be not divided therein' Dreadful for the idolaters is that unto which thou callest them. God chooseth for Himself whom He will, and guideth unto Himself him who turneth (toward Him).” That is according to Mr Pickthall’s translation of Holy Qur’an (HQ) 42:13 from the original text. HQ 18:110 instructs Mohammed to “Say: I am only a mortal like you. My Lord inspireth in me that your God is only One God. And whoever hopeth for the meeting with his Lord, let him do righteous work, and make none sharer of the worship due unto his Lord.”
by unknown on July 13th, 2007
According to my parents, I was born a Catholic and I will die a Catholic; so, I guess I'm covered either way. lol
by BuddtistThisBudsForU on July 13th, 2007
They should triple the amount of 7% alcohol wine in the Priests Chalice they drink and claim is the Blood of Christ at Sunday Mass." Consume Vast Quantities ".Also, They should elect a woman as Pope. She could do a better job. And its a woman who rides the beast. I dont think Jesus can come back till they have a woman pope.
by Dan the Baptist. on October 22nd, 2008
Pope benedict is not the first pope to make this claim it has been a belief held by the catholic church, for centuries. And has caused the persecution of many different christian groups through out history. It is also interesting to note that the first sign of a false religon is it says only the members of its church can have salvation ie; mormons,jehovas witnesses,muslims. I dont know if it will make people join, because its faith in the Lord Jesus Christ that brings salvation to anyone. And not a church membership,"You are saved by faith through grace,and not of your selfs it is a gift of God.not of works lest any man should boast". Eph.2:7,8. Hope that helps.
by robshope on March 22nd, 2008
Become a member of the man-made denomination of catholicism? uh, no thank you.
by peterpam on November 21st, 2007
That is as he understands salvation but why not judge by considering what the bile says on the subject!
by Babycakes on July 15th, 2007
I am a Catholic and it makes me want to quit. God should be the judge and jury on that point.
by Abbyguy on July 15th, 2007
NO!
by Lippycow on July 14th, 2007
No cant say that it does.
by IndianaJesusfreak on October 26th, 2008
I know that I am saved. I was there when it happened. I put more stock in what Jesus said. When did the thief on the cross join the Roman Catholic Church?
by thatsJustme on January 14th, 2008
I understand here that the pope has been misquoted. Even so, Christs body is HIS church. It is not a sect,denominition or building. When we Accept Jesus as Savior, Repent, Baptized and Follow HIM we JOIN , become a member of HIS church (body). ONLY HE can accept us and only HE can throw us out...........there is only ONE church, Jesus Christ....
by Catholic31 on January 11th, 2008
Truth be told one must understand what is meant by Catholic. One must recognize that the church catholic is the worldwide community of those who believe in Christ Jesus. Was this statment accurately reported? Perhaps anyone upset by it should first look into that. Could the Pope have better clarified the meaning of His statement, possibly. A lot of elements play into this discussion, but people who want the Pope to be a bad guy who condemns people to hell will look into this statement no more that people who want to believe that whatever he says or does is perfect.
by barjacob on January 7th, 2008
Again, the ignorance amazes and saddens me. The Pope did not say that! The Roman Catholic Chirstian Community ahs preserved all the elements of Jesus' Life and teaching intact, and acknowledges that other Bodies have kept many or some of them, the closest being the Orthodox, who claim that only the have not base it on superficial matetrs of doctrine that are not teh real reason. Dialogue is going on all the time between and within the Church to restore the Unity jesus prayed form in John 17 and Paul insited on and the Church has since its foudnation.
Having the fullness does not mean that every individual Catholic is automatically "in line"- nor does it eman that ther is no sin in Cathlcvis ro that the Popes deny the sin, or that some Catholics have does not have false ideas, nor does it mean that the holy Spirit is not active within Protestants, or Jews of Hindus for that matter. The Bible has never been, nor does it claim to be the sole sourse of TRUTH, despite silly claims and ignorant comments here and everywhere that Protestants use to try to undermine the Catholic Christian Faith and many say worse things about Catholics than the Pope or the Catholic Church says about them! Read THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH, it is official, and see how distorted so many of you are about its teaching and its legitimacy.
by rosebudmelissa on December 3rd, 2007
I am a Catholic and would like to clarify what he said. It is true that he said "there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church" This means that if you are saved you are part of the Catholic Church, although some of you might not know it yet.
As Glenn and Sheanmcox said, we believe that we have the fullness of truth handed down by Jesus Christ and preserved by the Apostles and their successors, the bishops in an unbroken line from the beginning. All other Christian religions broke away from Catholicism (this is history, not my opinion), and draw everything good that they have from Catholicism. Therefore, they have a part of the truth.
We also believe that the Apostles and the Pope and Bishops after them are protected by the Holy Spirit from error under certain circumstances. (Take a look at Acts 15:1-31, especially verse 28). Check out the sites I've posted later on for more on this.
If, through no fault of your own, you don't know about or understand Catholicism, God will of course not hold it against you if you follow the best that you know. But, if you are shown and recognise the truth and then reject it, you are rejecting God. I would recomend that you look into some of the doctrines and practices of the Church. Here's some good websites:
http://www.vatican.va/archive/catechism/ccc_toc.htm
http://www.catholic.com/
http://www.fisheaters.com/index.html
Not very many Churches make the kind of claims the Catholic church does. Not very many claim to have the fullness of truth, or to have existed in an unbroken line from the time of Jesus and to have been founded by him and his apostles. I encourage you to look into what the Catholic Church believes. If we're right, you will have the fullness of truth. If we're wrong, you can refute us better. It's win-win!
by Jade on November 21st, 2007
No..it makes me want to join even less. I think I'll take God's word over his any day of the week. It is not his place to say who is and is not worthy of salvation.
by Divine_Providence on August 21st, 2007
No. His false doctrine does not affect me.
by JTP on August 1st, 2007
Nope, makes me laugh at the old guy with alzheimer's.
by Amorphous Blob on July 16th, 2007
Heck yeah, who wouldn't want to belong to the one true church!?
by Scifisuz on July 16th, 2007
Nope. Considering the $660 million settlement against the Los Angeles Archdiocese re a small % of victims (~500) by holy church members....and only after they realized they couldn't avoid testifying in court under oath...I'm amazed that there are any devout Catholics left.
by Midnighttoker on July 15th, 2007
it's statements like that that made me leave.
by Midnighttoker on July 15th, 2007
it's statements like that that made me leave.
by Midnighttoker on July 15th, 2007
it's statements like that that made me leave.
by jin jang on July 15th, 2007
Then I guess it means I am headed to hell.I hope they reserve my spot.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on July 13th, 2007
makes me what to see that Harlot's destruction come with more anticipation
by thatsJustme on February 5th, 2009
lol..of course not...it just makes me wonder more if he realizes what he will answer to...and how he could possibly get this from Scripture....Old or New Testament...
by Lady KK on February 1st, 2009
There is only one way and that way is through Jesus Christ.
by philosopher-saint on January 17th, 2009
Does a bear in the woods wear a funny hat?
;-)
by Doug on November 8th, 2008
Did Jesus bow down to man-made Idols?
Did he say? "I am the way",Not the Pope.
Was Peter the first Pope? HELL NO. He never was in Rome.
Why pray to a human? Mary, Who isn't the mother of God. He had no mother, If God was before he created man-kind,how could Mary create that which already was? Some Bull I say. On and on........On.
by Tomb Raider on November 6th, 2008
like hell, i wouldnt touch anything to do with that with a thousand foot bargepole putting it extremely mildly
by Vampyre Bat on October 27th, 2008
I've been joined since birth. I don't think anyone who thinks for themselves would choose something so personal as a religion and way of life simply on the words of another no matter who that person is. Only a fool would be so blind.
by Constanze777 on October 25th, 2008
Galooly, that depends on what you mean by being born Catholic. Nobody is born Catholic. You become Catholic by understanding, study and confirmation. You may have been born into a Catholic family, as I was, but that doesn't make you Catholic. Baptism at a Catholic Church doesn't make you Catholic either. It brings you into the church as a whole. Denomination must be determined by your choice and careful study and consideration.
by Constanze777 on October 11th, 2008
Nobody can send a person to hell but God. Therefore, if the pope said it - we had better listen. He is speaking from his OFFICE, which is the same as God speaking to us. Remember that Jesus gave the keys to the kingdom to Peter - the FIRST pope. I don't believe that God is going to send the many loving and faithful protestants to hell. I believe there may be different levels of heaven. That's not Biblical, but remember that God also gave us reason, and my reason sees our heavenly father as more loving that that. It is we who KNOW and do not DO who are in trouble. Catholic Church - I am coming home!
by Don Gorgeous George on October 1st, 2008
Absolutely not!! I am not a christian but I believe that catholicism is the most evil of all christian denominations.
by Pakiti on September 25th, 2008
Has he really? Thats rather... unchristian of him. The only way to salvation is through Jesus Christ, and anyone through him can be saved, so I'd like to read more about this statement of his, or find us a new pope.
by technios on August 30th, 2008
not join really... but overwhelmingly i have many signs that smack me in the face with things that could not be possible outside of religious/higher power influence... most of them being catholic but many of them relating to other religions by strange coincidence... for example i came up with the name technios based off of my belief that there is a deity... dios en espanol and i thank him mostly for letting us create electronic technology... my friend said that he looked up my stage name and found out that it meant some prayer in another language... it did not surprise me much though, everything that happens is so coincidental it almost has to be planned by someone/thing
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Comments
Well said! +
by Jade on July 14th, 2007
Excellent thought.
by Anonymous on July 15th, 2007
Thanks, y'all:)
by Jodie44 on July 15th, 2007
Rather well put Kiddo! For me it just confirms that in 1965 I made the Best Decision of my Life by Accepting Christ & Leaving the "Spiritually Dead catholic Cult/Religion" being Re-Born into Eternal Life in Christ!!! John
by Moosemose on December 28th, 2007
Actually I think you'll find he didn't say there was no salvation outside the Catholic church.
In fact, his statement includes the words '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'.
by extragon20 on February 5th, 2008
Amen!!
by HappyGoLucky on March 22nd, 2008
Even though I'm usually critical of the Catholic Church, I believe that is twisting what the Pope said.
by Ron Kruger on April 2nd, 2008
I agree with Ron. I'd advise anyone to read the Pope's actual words before taking what the question claims at face value.
by extragon20 on April 3rd, 2008
Have to agree with Ron. However, should be stated organized denominations are just a cultural reflection of where they originated. My denomination has roots in Scotland, the way Presbyterians are organized is a reflection of the culture and the times. The Roman Catholic denomination is rooted in Italy, and is a reflection of how people at the time thought organizations should be. The bottom line is: any denomination that teaches that God had one son, named Jesus, who died for your sins is Christian. If you weave this into the fabric of your being, then you are a Christian. Christian > denominations (Reformed, Catholic etc...)
by jedman on January 17th, 2009
The Catholic Church is rooted in Hebrew/Jewish culture, the Book of nhammarubi which gave us the Law of Moses in Exodus almost erbatim ( that Law is 19 century BC). Then the Church spread through Asia Minor (Turkey today) and Greece, Syria and onto North Africa and then to Soain and Rome. The teachings are the same, some structural elements are borrowed from the culture as the OT did and every group does. People often try to 'adapt' the Church's teahcings and destroy them, cut them off from the Tree and that gave us a very divided Church which contradicts Jesus' prayer in John 17 that we be ONE as HE and the FATHER are one and he taught us that the Father Son and Spirit are one also.
by barjacob on September 26th, 2009
Jodei said it absolutely right. This is just a good selling attempt or desperate attempt by Pope.
by itinary on October 6th, 2009