Pope says other Christian denominations not true churches
This was the title of a news article placed on Yahoo. I encourage you to follow the link and read for yourself http://www.yahoo.com/s/623434 . I'm not going to get into a denomination battle, for there are many that follow a distorted view of Christianity and hide themselves behind their church's beliefs. What it comes to is following Christ. The etymology of the word Christian is simply the religion of Christ. Therfore, a Christian is a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ. Regardless of what denomination you may claim, if you have a personal relationship with Christ, in that you have confessed your sin to Him, invited Him to become Lord of your life and changed your lifestyle so that you live in a manner worthy of the title, it doesn't matter what church you go to as long as the church preaches sound doctrine (e.g. the Bible is the inerrant, infallible, true word of God). Acts 10:34-35 states that "God is not one to show partiality, but in every nation the man who fears Him and does what is right is welcome to Him." What seperates the Roman Catholic Church from the "un-true" churches is that they (I) refuse to acknowledge the primacy of the Pope along with many other man-made statutes.
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The papacy has been enveloped in controversy and the abuse of power since its beginnings. Read the history. Many of the popes have followed a personal agenda that best suited themselves - not God's. This is a move by Benedict that appears to fall in the same category.
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I won't say what I think about the Catholic Religion as that is what it is...a religion...not faith in Christ.
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