How would the two Catholic Conferences to be held in
the USA this week end interpret Pope John Paul II's
Dominus Iesus ? With or without the irrational premise?. With the irrational premise of couse. They both will make the same mistake and not know about it.
DECLARATION
"DOMINUS IESUS":ON THE UNICITY AND SALVIFIC
UNIVERSALITY OF
JESUS CHRIST AND THE
CHURCH
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CONGREGATION FOR THE DOCTRINE OF THE FAITH
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INTRODUCTION
A 1. The Lord Jesus, before ascending into heaven, commanded his
disciples to proclaim the Gospel to the whole world and to baptize all nations:
"Go into the whole world and proclaim the Gospel to every creature. He who
believes and is baptized will be saved; he who does not believe will be
condemned" (Mk 16:15-16); "All power in heaven and on earth has been given to
me. Go therefore and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all
that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, until the end of
the world" (Mt 28:18-20; cf. Lk 24:46-48; Jn 17:18,20,21; Acts 1:8).
The Church's universal mission is born from the command of Jesus Christ and
is fulfilled in the course of the centuries in the proclamation of the mystery
of God, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and the mystery of the incarnation of the
Son, as saving event for all humanity. The fundamental contents of the
profession of the Christian faith are expressed thus: "I believe in one God, the
Father, Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, of all that is, seen and unseen. I
believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ, the only Son of God, eternally begotten of
the Father, God from God, Light from Light, true God from true God, begotten,
not made, of one being with the Father. Through him all things were made. For us
men and for our salvation, he came down from heaven: by the power of the Holy
Spirit he became incarnate of the Virgin Mary, and became man. For our sake he
was crucified under Pontius Pilate; he suffered death and was buried. On the
third day he rose again in accordance with the Scriptures; he ascended into
heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. He will come again in
glory to judge the living and the dead, and his kingdom will have no end. I
believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life, who proceeds from the
Father. With the Father and the Son he is worshipped and glorified. He has
spoken through the prophets. I believe in one holy catholic and apostolic
Church. I acknowledge one baptism for the forgiveness of sins. I look for the
resurrection of the dead, and the life of the world to come".1
2. In the course of the centuries, the Church has proclaimed and witnessed
with fidelity to the Gospel of Jesus. At the close of the second millennium,
however, this mission is still far from complete.2 For that reason, Saint Paul's words are now more
relevant than ever: "Preaching the Gospel is not a reason for me to boast; it is
a necessity laid on me: woe to me if I do not preach the Gospel!" (1 Cor 9:16).
This explains the Magisterium's particular attention to giving reasons for and
supporting the evangelizing mission of the Church, above all in connection with
the religious traditions of the world.3
B In considering the values which these religions witness to and offer
humanity, with an open and positive approach, the Second Vatican Council's
Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions states:
"The Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these
religions. She has a high regard for the manner of life and conduct, the
precepts and teachings, which, although differing in many ways from her own
teaching, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all
men".4
(B: Those non Catholics who are saved with ' a ray of that truth which enlightens all men' are known to us in 2014. So they are exceptions to the infallible teaching outside the Church there is no salvation. B contradicts A.)
Members of both the Conferences will use
this irrational interpretation of Dominus Iesus.
There is a third alternative. It is also a rational
interpretation.
C.In considering the values which these religions witness to and offer humanity, with an open and positive approach, the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on the relation of the Church to non-Christian religions states: "The Catholic Church rejects nothing of what is true and holy in these religions. She has a high regard for the manner of life and conduct, the precepts and teachings, which, although differing in many ways from her own teaching, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that truth which enlightens all men".4
(C: Those non Catholics who are saved with ' a ray
of that truth which enlightens all men' are not known to us in 2014.These are hypothehtical probabilities. If they exist they would be known only to God. Since they are not explcit for us they are not exceptions in 2014 to the infallible teaching outside the Church there is no salvation.C does not contradict A.
Since there is nothing in Vatican
Council II to contradict the traditional interpretation of the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus, and since the Council is Feeneyite, Vatican Council II does not contradict the traditional teachings on other religions and Christian communities.
When members of the two conferences
choose C in the interpretation of Dominus Iesus, Vatican Council II etc.,these magisterial documents do not contradict themself and neither do they contradict Tradition.
Other passages in Dominus
Iesus can be interpreted in this way, also Redemptoris Missio etc.
-Lionel Andrades
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Thursday, September 11, 2014
Two Catholic Conferences this week end : how would they interpret Dominus Iesus ?
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