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The Catholic Church and Salvation, Part 4

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 02 Aug 2018 16:49:40 +0000

Part 1 documented that “Outside the Church there is no salvation” has been a consistent Catholic teaching. Part 2 examined the current confusion that surrounds the doctrine. Part 3 suggested that the Church has not changed it because it fears compromising its mission to spread the Gospel, scandalizing Catholics, and diminishing its credibility. Part 4 suggests that those fears are [...]

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The Catholic Church and Salvation, Part 3

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 25 Jul 2018 17:53:07 +0000

Part 1 documented that “Outside the Church there is no salvation” has been a consistent Catholic teaching for many centuries. Part 2 examined the current confusion that surrounds the doctrine and ended by wondering whether that confusion is a sign that the Holy Spirit is prompting the Catholic Church toward a significant reform of its teaching. This [...]

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The Catholic Church and Salvation, Part 2

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:43:01 +0000

Part 1 documented that “Outside the Church there is no salvation” has been a consistent Catholic teaching for many centuries. The essay quoted thirteen popes from Innocent III to John Paul II, named five prominent scholar-saints who supported the teaching, and noted that some contemporary Catholic writers consider it both definitive and infallible. In closing, [...]

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The Catholic Church and Salvation

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Wed, 11 Jul 2018 18:10:09 +0000

Some years ago a close friend told me of an experience she had in the early 1950s. A recent convert to Catholicism at the time, she was talking to a priest about the death of her grandfather, a Congregationalist minister whom she described as the most saintly person she had ever known, adding that she [...]

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Has Salvation Lost Its Meaning?

Vincent Ryan Ruggiero — Thu, 21 Jul 2016 15:39:12 +0000

Salvation has always been the most important concept for Christians. Their core belief, regardless of denomination, is that from the beginning human sinfulness barred us from heaven, but God in his mercy sent his Son to atone for our sins and make possible our salvation. Most Christians still hold that belief and live by it. But [...]

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