Hi Lionel,
Interesting! I was raised catholic and had always assumed being part of the church was necessary for salvation. I didn't realize there were exceptions. But does that have an impact on missionary work? If you preach the gospel to people and they then decide to be baptized and join the church, is that not a success? At the clerical level theologians and priests may argue over the nuances of doctrine, but when you evangelize in the streets you are preaching the word of Jesus to people, and the requirements for salvation and membership in the church are simple: faith, baptism and eucharist. That doesn't change, does it? So do the affairs of church councils and theological disputes really matter for missionary work? I would think most lay catholics don't understand or are concerned that much about higher doctrinal matters.
Do you have plans to start an "Only the Catholic Church" community in Rome?
In Christ,
Sophia
Yes. I agree with what you say
above.
I have been living the Only
Catholic Church- experience in Rome. But I have been doing it alone.
I ‘wear’ a large colorful 'badge' on my coat lapel and pin another on the back of my back pack. I mostly
walk in Rome. Rarely do I use the public transport. The ‘badge’ says outside
the Church there is no salvation. There is a picture of Jesus and St.Peter’s
Basilica. Then there are brief references to John 3:5, Mark 16, Vatican
Council II ( AG 7, LG 14), the Catechism of the Catholic Church ( 845,846) and
the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla
salus ( Council of Florence 1441 etc).There is a note. It says LG 8,14,15,16,UR
3, NA 2, GS 22 etc in Vatican Council II refer to hypothetical cases. They are
invisible people in 2024. So they do not contradict the dogma EENS, or AG 7 or
CCC 845,846 etc.Then there is a reference to this blog and my e-mail contact
number.
When there is time I walk to
the Vatican and other parts of the city. I am always walking alone and silently, in my long over coat. When someone asks me a question, I then start speaking.I prefer to remain in silence and pray my rosary.
2. The second part of being
Only the Catholic Church for me, is standing in front of a side door of a
church in Rome.I have the permission of the Rector. I have my badge pinned and
passersby see it. I do not say anything. Often I pray the rosary. Sometimes I hold
small signs with the same message on the badge, for emphasis. At other times the
messages refer to Our Lady’s teachings at Fatima and Medugorje.
3. Then I go to the churches
sometimes on Sundays and display my ‘cards’.I meet the rector and parish
priest and others and tell them, there is a new discovery in the Catholic
Church. I show them how LG 16 etc refer to invisible cases. So Vatican Council
II does not have a rupture with Tradition (EENS) etc. Instead Ad Gentes 7
supports EENS. So the Catholic Church is saying officially that other religions
are not paths to salvation and all need to accept Jesus in the Catholic Church
for salvation ( to avoid Hell).This is the message of Magisterial-texts. So we are back to the traditional missionary
approach of the Jesuits in the 16th century.Since today EENS has the same interpretation.
An Only the Catholic Church
religious community, a society or association or just an informal missionary and
outreach group could use these three approaches.They would be affirming Tradition
and also Vatican Council II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church
irrespective of which liturgy they choose.My resources are limited. Others
could use the media and other approaches.
In Christ
Lionel
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Only the Catholic Church could be composed of people meeting informally in a group. Anyone can start this group in any country. For instance a group in Rome could also go out on the streets of Venice, Italy or in France etc, teaching the Catholic Faith to those who are interested.
Hi Lionel,
I read some of your blog and you have a very interesting story. Coming to Rome from Karachi. Why, may I ask, did you decide to stay in Rome after all these years? I see you've written blogposts in more than one language – how many languages do you know? What is your goal in Rome and with the blog? Do you pursue missionary work?
Best,
Sophia
Yes Sophia I pursue missionary work.
I just know English and Italian.
Yes, what I write is important for the Catholic Church but most people in the Church do not know about it.
There are many who know but they do not want to die for Christ, they do not want to me martyrs.
I came here to be a priest but was not allowed to continue, since I believe that outside the Catholic Church there is no salvation and that is the teaching of
Vatican Council II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church, interpreted rationally and so honestly. The popes, cardinals and bishops interpret the Council
irrationally for political reasons and the people do not know about this. The newspapers and media are not reporting on this for political- left reasons. Even the Catholic blogs and websites, conservatives and liberals, are intentionally avoiding this subject. They are comfortable with interpreting Vatican Council II irrationally like the popes, cardinals and bishops.
So we do not have traditional mission in the Catholic Church.
I would like that there be small communities of Catholics all over the world who are willing to say that other religions are not paths to salvation (AG 7) and that
all need Catholic faith and the baptism of water for salvation (to avoid Hell).This is the teaching not only of the past but also Vatican Council II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. This was once a dogma of the Catholic Church defined by three Church Councils (Council of Florence 1442 etc)
I would like them to have a basic and common format. The name could be Only the Catholic Church or Solamente La Chiesa Cattolica. It would be a missionary community/ communities doing street evangelization aside from being like the other Catholic religious communities all over the world, in other aspects.
Presently there is no Catholic community which affirms the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus according to Vatican Council II and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Since the Vatican does not encourage it, there could be societies or associations formed which will continue this traditional mission. They do not have to be officially recognized communities. They could informally maintain the charism of other communities in prayer, liturgy, community work etc.
Members of this community: Only the Catholic Church would also go out and pray for people on the streets and not just give them food.
Only the Catholic Church could be composed of people meeting informally in a group. Anyone can start this group in any country. For instance a group in Rome could also go out on the streets of Venice, Italy or in France etc, teaching the Catholic Faith to those who are interested.
In Christ
Lionel
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