Catholic Church only true church, Vatican says
August 13, 2009
The Vatican issued a document Tuesday restating its belief that the Catholic Church is the only true church of Jesus Christ.
The 16-page document was prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a doctrinal watchdog that Pope Benedict used to head.
I thought we had all decided to play nice.
I seem to recall something called :"Vatican II."
In all fairness to our Catholic brothers and sisters, they do consider us brothers and sisters - just not real churches.
Many Evangelicals, on the other hand, are not convinced that one can actually be a Catholic and a Christian. We still distort their doctrines and accuse them of beliefs they do not have.
This "one true church" stand seems to be one for which we can offer legitimate criticism - even though it is fully consistent with their history and dogma.
If that is what they truly believe, they should teach it, but I thought they were just a little bit past it.