WHO WILL GO TO HEAVEN? INTERNAL INCONSISTENCIES IN THE CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Exclusivism VS. Inclusivism/Pluralism/Universalism The Catholic Blog - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible. ( www.catholic.blog ) Religious Exclusivism - doctrine or belief that only one particular religion or belief system is true Religious Inclusivism - Jesus’ death also provide salvation for some who do not believe, salvation for people apart from conscious faith in Christ, but still only through Jesus; followers of other religions and even atheists can be saved by responding to God’s general revelation Religious Pluralism - acceptance of the concept that two or more religions with mutually exclusive truth claims are equally valid Religious Universalism - a theological doctrine that all human beings will eventually be saved Religious Syncretism - blending of two or more religio
WHY IS THE CATHOLIC BIBLE DIFFERENT THAN OTHERS? IS THE DEUTEROCANON/ APOCRYPHA TRUSTWORTHY? The Catholic Blog - Helping people find answers to the most common questions about Catholicism with answers from the Catechism of the Catholic Church and the Bible. ( www.catholic.blog ) “It is clear therefore that, in the supremely wise arrangement of God, sacred Tradition, Sacred Scripture, and the Magisterium of the Church are so connected and associated that one of them cannot stand without the others. Working together each in its own way, under the action of the one Holy Spirit, they all contribute effectively to the salvation of souls.” (CCC 95) “The task of giving an authentic interpretation of the Word of God , whether in its written form or the form of Tradition, has been entrusted to the living, teaching office of the Church alone ” (CCC 85) “The task of interpreting the Word of God authentically has been entrusted solely to the Magesterium of the Church, that is, to the Po