'10. Exclusivist ecclesiocentrism—the fruit of a specific theological system or of a mistaken understanding of the phrase extra ecclesiam nulla salus—is no longer defended by Catholic theologians after the clear statements of Pius XII and Vatican Council II on the possibility of salvation for those who do not belong visibly to the Church (cf, e.g., LG 16; GS 22)...'-International Theological Commission, Christianity and the World Religions
'on the possibility of salvation for those who do not belong visibly to the Church'
A possibility is not a visible case.This is a mistake in the inference.
67. Vatican Council II makes its own the expression extra ecclesiam nulla salus. But in using it the council explicitly directs itself to Catholics and limits its validity to those who know the necessity of the Church for salvation. The council holds that the affirmation is based on the necessity of faith and of baptism affirmed by Christ (LG 14). In this way the council aligned itself in continuity with the teaching of Pius XII, but emphasized more clearly the original parenthentical character of this expression.- Christianity and the World Religions 1997,International Theological Commission
Those 'who do not know', who are in invincible ignorance, and are allegedly saved would be known only to God. They are invisible cases for us on earth. So they are not relevant to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus.Here the ITC has made a mistake.
When one is invincibly ignorant, God also accepts an implicit desire, so called because it is contained in the good disposition of soul by which a person wants his or her will to be conformed to God’s will”. - The Hope of Salvation for Infants who die without the being baptized', International Theological Commission, 2007
'To gain eternal salvation, it is not always required that a person be incorporated in reality (reapse) as a member of the Church'
The Letter of the Holy Office 1949 made an objective mistake. Since it is always required that a person be incorporated in the Church as a member since there are no known exceptions. We cannot see any one saved without the baptism of water in the Catholic Church. We cannot meet any one in 2016 for example, who will be saved with the baptism of desire or in invincible ignorance.
-Lionel Andrades
September 30, 2014
Will the SSPX have to sign a Doctrinal Preamble contradicting the General Chapter Statement of 2012 and accept the Cardinal Luiz Ladaria S.J version of Vatican Council II? http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2014/09/will-sspx-have-to-sign-doctrinal.html
June 13, 2014
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