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

[Michael Bradley, Jr.]

Whoops, I forgot to include the link to the English-translation of  
"Dominus Iesus":


          http://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/congregations/cfaith/ 
documents/rc_con_cfaith_doc_20000806_dominus-iesus_en.html


-- Michael Bradley, Jr.



On Oct 5, 2005, at 3:34 AM, Michael Bradley, Jr. wrote:

> On Oct 5, 2005, at 2:38 AM, Chris Brault wrote:
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>> . . . However, I fear that the Catholic doctrine will allow  
>> "everyone" into the fold (hindus, buddhists, etc) rather than  
>> concede to the rigorous demands of Christ.
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>> Of course, this is just my opinion,
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> Your fears and opinion are ungrounded, at lease insofar as they  
> relate to the actual teachings of the Catholic Church.
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> The clearest modern expression of how the Catholic Church  
> understands its relationship to other Christian churches/ 
> communities and to other religions is the declaration-document  
> "Dominus Iesus" (translates, "the Lord Jesus"), subtitled "On The  
> Unicity and Salvific Universality of Jesus Christ and the Church,"  
> which was published on August 6, 2000.
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> You will find in it no notions of syncretism, universalism, or  
> indifferentism as regards the "rigorous demands of Christ."
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> May Our Lord bless you and keep you.
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> In Christ,
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> Michael Bradley, Jr.
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> life . . ." (John 14:6)
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