There are many different paths to God. (Even the wrong ones ;) )

"The Catholic Church embraces with hope the commitment to ecumenism as a duty of the Christian conscience enlightened by faith and guided by love…Jesus himself, at the hour of his Passion, prayed 'that they may all be one' (John 17:21)." -- Pope John Paul II, Ut Unum Sint, May 25, 1995. The Catholic Church in the United States already has the following open dialogs with her sister Churches: - The North American Orthodox-Catholic Theological Consultation - The Joint Committee of Orthodox and Catholic Bishops - The Oriental Orthodox-Roman Catholic Consultation - The Polish National Catholic-Roman Catholic Dialogue - The Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation USA - The Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue - Roman Catholic-Reformed Consultation - The United Methodist-Catholic Dialogue - Southern Baptist Convention-Catholic Dialogue - The Evangelical-Catholic Dialogue - Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA - Consultation with the National Council of Synagogues - Consultation with the Orthodox Union and the Rabbinical Council of America - Midwest Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims - Mid-Atlantic Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims - West Coast Dialogue of Catholics and Muslims Here is the joint declaration of justification by Catholics (1999), Lutherans (1999), and Methodists (2006): By grace alone, in faith in Christ's saving work and not because of any merit on our part, we are accepted by God and receive the Holy Spirit, who renews our hearts while equipping us and calling us to good works. http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/pontifical_councils/chrstuni/documents/rc_pc_chrstuni_doc_31101999_cath-luth-joint-declaration_en.html http://www.usccb.org/seia/officialdialogues.shtml With love in Christ.

I honestly don't think he realy cares, nor do I think it reflects badly on the Church as a whole. I think what does reflect badly on the Church is all the fighting over who's right and who's wrong. To me as a non-Christian it just makes the Church look foolish. You's never hear two Pagan fighting over who is and isn't a real Pagan based on how they chose to worship. I think it's time for Christians to do the same.

God is interested in a person's righteousness and not their associations. The Church is all who are righteous before Him!