When Fr.Paul McDonald said 'Even Vatican Council II says every one on the face of the earth is called to become a member of the Mystical Body(The Catholic Church)' it means there is exclusive salvation in the Catholic Church, every one needs to be Catholic to go to Heaven.This is Vatican Council II.
VATICAN COUNCIL II HAVING ORTHODOX AND HETERODOX PASSAGES INDICATES CUSHINGISM
VATICAN COUNCIL II HAVING ORTHODOX AND HETERODOX PASSAGES INDICATES CUSHINGISM
For me the Council only says all need to enter the Church and it does not say that there are exceptions.There is no dual reading of Vatican Council II.No orthodox and heterodox passages for me.There are no for and against extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS) passages in Vatican Council, for me.
This is a very important point to note. Since most people err here.
A FALSE PREMISE CREATES THE DUAL APPROACH IN READING VATICAN COUNCIL II
A FALSE PREMISE CREATES THE DUAL APPROACH IN READING VATICAN COUNCIL II
Most people use the dual approach in the interpretation.It's Yes and No, orthodox and heterodox, for and against EENS.
This comes about by using a false premise.This is how the seemingly unorthodox passages are created.
ALLEGED HETERODOX PASSAGES IN VATICAN COUNCIL II ARE HYPOTHETICAL FOR ME
ALLEGED HETERODOX PASSAGES IN VATICAN COUNCIL II ARE HYPOTHETICAL FOR ME
For me Vatican Council II only affirms the exclusive ecclesiology of salvation in the Catholic Church. Since the allegedly heterodox passages are hypothetical for me. So they are not exceptions to EENS.Rationally they cannot be anything else.The baptism of desire and being saved in invincible ignorance for example can only be a hypothetical case for us humans.
FEENEYITE WAY OF READING VATICAN COUNCIL II
FEENEYITE WAY OF READING VATICAN COUNCIL II
The hypothetical passages in LG 8, LG 16, UR 3, NA 2, GS 22 etc are not exceptions to EENS in 2018.This I call the Feeneyite way of reading Vatican Council II.With the Feeneyite approach Vatican Council II is saying, solely, 'every one on the face of the earth is called to become a member of the Mystical Body'(AG 7).
MAGISTERIUM USES THE FOR AND AGAINST METHOD TO READ VATICAN COUNCIL II
MAGISTERIUM USES THE FOR AND AGAINST METHOD TO READ VATICAN COUNCIL II
But this is not how the present Magisterium reads Vatican Council II.They use the for and against EENS method instead of the for and neutral to EENS method so there is a rupture with Tradition. With the for and neutral to EENS approach the 'controversial' passages would not be unorthodox or even relevant to EENS.
The for and against EENS method is created, I repeat, by assuming references to hypotheticals are non hypothetical but instead objective in the present times.
So there are the orthodox passages which support EENS and the 'unorthodox passages' which are interpreted as being exceptions to EENS. This I call Cushingism.
CUSHINGISM CONSIDERS ORTHODOX PASSAGES AS REFERRING TO OBJECTIVE PEOPLE
CUSHINGISM CONSIDERS ORTHODOX PASSAGES AS REFERRING TO OBJECTIVE PEOPLE
Cushingism considers the 'unorthodox passages' in Vatican Council II as referring to explicit cases while Feeneyism considers them to be just hypothetical cases only.This is a crucial point. Here it is where the road forks and most people take the wrong turn.
SEEMINGLY HETERODOX PASSAGES ARE NOT EXCEPTIONS TO THE ORTHODOX PASSAGES FOR ME
SEEMINGLY HETERODOX PASSAGES ARE NOT EXCEPTIONS TO THE ORTHODOX PASSAGES FOR ME
When I read what is commonly considered 'the heterodox passages' they are neither heterodox nor exceptions to the orthodox passages. I just brush them off as being hypothetical.Hypotheticals cannot be real and concrete examples of salvation outside the Church in 2018.
FR. PAUL MCDONALD AFFIRMS THE OLD ECCLESIOLOGY
FR. PAUL MCDONALD AFFIRMS THE OLD ECCLESIOLOGY
So without 'the heterodox passages', the hypotheticals coming in his way Fr. Paul McDonald would be saying 'Even Vatican Council II says every one on the face of the earth is called to become a member of the Mystical Body(The Catholic Church)' there are no practical exceptions in 2018 and none mentioned in the Council text.None.
Mission doctrine today is the same as that of the Jesuits in the 16th century when Vatican Council II is interpreted with Feeneyism instead of the common and irrational Cushingism.There is no known salvation outside the Church to contract the 16th century exclusivist ecclesiology.
Mission doctrine today is the same as that of the Jesuits in the 16th century when Vatican Council II is interpreted with Feeneyism instead of the common and irrational Cushingism.There is no known salvation outside the Church to contract the 16th century exclusivist ecclesiology.
This is the rational interpretation of Vatican Council II.It is premise-free. The Council II can really only be Feeneyite and a Cushingite interpretation does not make sense.It is irrational. How can people in Heaven be visible exceptions to the dogma EENS on earth ? How can invisible people on earth be visible exceptions to the past exclusivist ecclesiology of the Church? If someone does not exist how can be relevant to EENS as an exception?
REDEMPTORIS MISSIO AND DOMINUS WERE CUSHINGITE
REDEMPTORIS MISSIO AND DOMINUS WERE CUSHINGITE
So when we read Vatican Council II we can choose to see the exclusivist ecclesiology or a general Christology.In Redemptoris Missio and Dominus Iesus, Cardinal Ratzinger chose an ecumenical Christology and rejected the past exclusivist ecclesiology.
We do not reject the Christology and nor the exclusivist ecclesiology of Vatican Council II.-Lionel Andrades
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