[CS-FSLUG] NI (TD): Russian Orthodox bishop appeals for Catholic-Orthodox alliance

[Nigel Ridley]

Timothy Butler wrote:
>>
>> No, I think you may be missing the point. The hope is to foster  unity
>> according to the express prayer or Our Lord the night before  He gave
>> His life for us, "that they may all be one . . ." (John 17:21)
> 
> 
>     Very true. I suspect it will be a long road before the Western 
> Church can reunite (if ever, given the structural differences between 
> most Protestant groups and the RCC), but in lieu of that, I must say  I
> enjoy vicariously the attempts at bringing together the Eastern and 
> Western/Catholic churches. Given the the vacuum you rightly note, I 
> cannot think of anything better.

Tim, you must realize that there never can be a reuniting of the
western/protestant churches and the RCC as, according to the RCC, there
is no salvation outside of the RCC:
http://www.ewtn.com/library/SCRIPTUR/EXTRAECC.TXT
http://www.catholic.com/library/Salvation_Outside_the_Church.asp
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/3517/nosalv.htm
(just a few examples)

The only way that there can be a reconciliation is that we all submit to
the authority of the Pope and the RCC.

Please correct me if I'm wrong........

> 
>     Of course, some Protestant groups can probably work within this 
> context too, if we work out an ecumenical understanding --  particularly
> the Anglican Communion, the Lutheran Churches and  perhaps the
> liturgical parts of some other churches (such as the  Presbyterian
> Church)...
> 
>     The first step, of course, is to stop what you note concerning 
> "sheep stealing." We can only garner inter-denominational trust if we 
> quit the infighting.
> 
>     -Tim
> 
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>                                                       -- C.S. Lewis
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blessings,

Nigel

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