Originally posted by robrecht
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The other issue has been whether the Roman Church believes in Salvation out side the One True Church. The reality is the Roman Church defines the specific instance when Salvation is possible outside the Roman Church, and other then that it only acknowledges that the unknown {miraculous?) possible circumstances willful decisions in human hearts to choose the church like at the moment of death, and other possible exceptions known only to God.
Another issue is whether the Roman Church is subject to change concerning the foundation doctrine and dogma of the Church. The answer is an emphatic no. Changes proposed in Vatican II do not represent foundation changes in the Roman Church. The changes for the most part are superficial changes in the diplomatic and ecmenical relationships to those outside the church.
Actually again, my main problem remains as to whether the Roman Church reflects the claim of it being the Catholic. My conclusion is that it does not fulfill this claim.
The bottom line is my problem with the Roman church is not with individual issues. I do not believe in picking and choosing to believe based on what shoes fit best for me personally, nor relying on what I have been taught when I was growing up in the church. The question is 'Does it represent the Universal within the possibly human constraints of understanding, as it claims to be 'Catholic.' My answer is an overwhelming no. Looking at the history of the Roman Church I find very human institutions struggling with a changing world outside the Church and not a Divinely guided Institution leading the world to a more Universal Spirituality closer to God reflecting the evolving diversity of human experience.
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