Reactions to Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith

The Vatican's new doctrinal statement, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF), which confirms the essential role of the Catholic Church in God's plan for salvation, has been released.

The CDF affirms that while other Christian bodies can play a role in bringing people to salvation, it is in the Catholic Church that "the Church of Christ is concretely found on this earth." The Vatican document makes a further distinction between Orthodox churches that have preserved valid sacraments, and should be recognized as "sister churches," and Protestant groups that have not preserved the Eucharistic presence.

The document, entitled "Responses to Some Questions Regarding Certain Aspects of the Doctrine on the Church," is approved by Pope Benedict XVI.

The full text can be found at the Vatican Website here.

Obviously, some non-Catholics aren't too happy with this document and of course mainstream media is blowing the whole thing out of proportion. Here is Reuter's reaction. Yes, the Holy Father is causing controversy once again by simply telling the truth. Wouldn't it be nice if for once they listened to what he was really saying with an open mind without blowing things out of proportion? He is the most gentle and loving man I have ever met, yet the press is always ready to persecute him for telling the truth.

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  1. I agree that Protestant churches are (and in my opinion 'should be') completely and utterly different to the Roman Catholic Church.

    As a 'Protestant' I cannot understand the annoyance of other so-called Protestants with the Pope's statements. I must say that though (in my opinion) the truths of the Bible are directly opposite to those beliefs that the Pope holds, I respect him greatly for acknowledging the differences! It is a great sadness to me that many modern-day 'Protestants' are trying to blur the line and claim that there [b]are[/b] no fundamental differences. One wonders whether they truly believe what they say they do.

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