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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]For those who believe - do you feel other religions are "wrong" or those individuals won't go to heaven?  That is one of my problems with believing whole heartedly in Christianity.  [/quote]

The quote below is from paragraph 847 of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

"847 This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church: 
Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.337"

Do I feel other religions are wrong?  My answer (yes) may seem judgemental in a way I do not mean at all.  If I thought another religion, or another Christian denomination was more "right", then I would follow that denomination.  I am a catholic because I believe catholicism, with its faults, is still the closest thing we have to the Church founded by Jesus when he commissioned Peter and the other apostles to go out into the world.  [b]Do I think Lutherans, or Baptists won't go to heaven...no I don't think that (my wife is Presbyterian and I am confident of her salvation).  [/b]

Personally, I am more judgemental about cafeteria catholics than I am about people from other faith traditions.  I'm not proud of that, but it is true.  My thought is that one who is religious should be committed.  I think that if you are a Lutheran, be a really good Lutheran...etc.

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I was asking about non-Christian faiths such as Islam and Buddhism.  I see all the churches that believe in Jesus Christ as the son of God - to be one church in a way.[/quote]

I'm the PP you quoted.  I think that every person has a potential path to salvation, no matter their religion.  I think that is the meaning of that wording in the catechism.  Is Ghandi in heaven?...I feel really confident about that.

There are a lot of rules in organized religions, most especially Catholocism.  I think Catholics are bound by those rules...but God isn't.  Anyone He wants in heaven gets there.  That is overly simplistic, but I think it is true.  [/quote]

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