Author Topic: The Baltimore Catechism 1955 (Read 2185 times)

Lover of Truth · « **on:** September 24, 2014, 09:26:33 AM »

Such is the position of the Catholic Church. She respects sincerity as highly as any other organization in the world: she merely asks that a person prove his sincerity by making a careful investigation to discover which is the Church founded by Christ for the salvation of all mankind. If a person makes such an investigation honestly and thoroughly, and at the outset divests his mind of prejudice, the objective evidence is so clear and unmistakable that he can scarcely fail to find the true Church. The entrance of nearly two million converts to the Catholic Church in the United States in the 25-year period between 1926 and 1951 offers abundant evidence of this fact.

   If, however, because of prejudices which he cannot eradicate or because of other circuмstances beyond his control, he does not find the true faith of Christ but believes in his own creed with sincerity and good faith, then he is not culpable in the eyes of God. Here is a case where sincerity is proved through earnest and reasonable effort to find the objective truth.

   This is the clear teaching of Pope Pius IX, who in 1854 and 1863 declared: “We must . . . recognize with certainty that those who are in invincible ignorance of the true religion are not guilty of this in the eyes of God . . . and may, aided by the light of divine grace, attain to eternal life. God . . . by no means permits that anyone suffer eternal punishment who has not of his own free will fallen into sin . . . And who will presume to mark out the limits of this ignorance and diversity of peoples, countries, minds and the rest?”

   Most non-Catholics express astonishment upon learning of the broad-minded and maternal solicitude of the Church for the salvation of all mankind so apparent in this teaching. “Why,” they say, “We were under the impression that your Church teaches that only her own actual members can possibly be saved—that there is no chance for
Protestants and others outside her fold. Your explanation has given us a new insight into the mind of your Church; certainly nothing could be fairer, more broad-minded, more reasonable, than the teaching you have just explained to us.”

   Yes, contrary to the impression of many outside her fold, the Catholic Church is the most broad-minded – in the best sense of that term – and the most reasonable institution in the world. As an organization reflecting on the mind of Christ and perpetuating His teachings, she would be bound to be the last word in kindliness and in reasonableness. Though she opposes every heresy, as Christ obliges her to do, she loves the heretic: though she fights sin with all her power and resourcefulness, she loves the sinner and never despairs of winning him to a life of virtue and holiness. She holds ajar the door of salvation for every human being; only he who acts contrary to the light of his own conscience and who refuses to investigate if he doubts closes that door upon himself. [The Baltimore Catechism, 1955]

Ladislaus · « **Reply #1 on:** September 24, 2014, 10:41:25 AM »

More Pelagianism.

Stubborn · « **Reply #2 on:** September 24, 2014, 11:02:04 AM »

Quote from: Lover of Truth

Such is the position of the Catholic Church. She respects sincerity as highly as any other organization in the world: she merely asks that a person prove his sincerity by making a careful investigation to discover which is the Church founded by Christ for the salvation of all mankind. If a person makes such an investigation honestly and thoroughly, and at the outset divests his mind of prejudice, the objective evidence is so clear and unmistakable that he can scarcely fail to find the true Church. The entrance of nearly two million converts to the Catholic Church in the United States in the 25-year period between 1926 and 1951 offers abundant evidence of this fact.

   If, however, because of prejudices which he cannot eradicate or because of other circuмstances beyond his control, he does not find the true faith of Christ but believes in his own creed with sincerity and good faith, then he is not culpable in the eyes of God. Here is a case where sincerity is proved through earnest and reasonable effort to find the objective truth.

   This is the clear teaching of Pope Pius IX, who in 1854 and 1863 declared: “We must . . . recognize with certainty that those who are in invincible ignorance of the true religion are not guilty of this in the eyes of God . . . and may, aided by the light of divine grace, attain to eternal life. God . . . by no means permits that anyone suffer eternal punishment who has not of his own free will fallen into sin . . . And who will presume to mark out the limits of this ignorance and diversity of peoples, countries, minds and the rest?”

   Most non-Catholics express astonishment upon learning of the broad-minded and maternal solicitude of the Church for the salvation of all mankind so apparent in this teaching. “Why,” they say, “We were under the impression that your Church teaches that only her own actual members can possibly be saved—that there is no chance for
Protestants and others outside her fold. Your explanation has given us a new insight into the mind of your Church; certainly nothing could be fairer, more broad-minded, more reasonable, than the teaching you have just explained to us.”

   Yes, contrary to the impression of many outside her fold, the Catholic Church is the most broad-minded – in the best sense of that term – and the most reasonable institution in the world. As an organization reflecting on the mind of Christ and perpetuating His teachings, she would be bound to be the last word in kindliness and in reasonableness. Though she opposes every heresy, as Christ obliges her to do, she loves the heretic: though she fights sin with all her power and resourcefulness, she loves the sinner and never despairs of winning him to a life of virtue and holiness. She holds ajar the door of salvation for every human being; only he who acts contrary to the light of his own conscience and who refuses to investigate if he doubts closes that door upon himself. [The Baltimore Catechism, 1955]

More prot spam preaching right from the text book called catechism.

Why don't you quote the conciliar catechism's adulteration of the above excerpt? - Is it because you can't because they both teach the same heresy?

Lover of Truth · « **Reply #3 on:** September 24, 2014, 02:33:38 PM »

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Such is the position of the Catholic Church. She respects sincerity as highly as any other organization in the world: she merely asks that a person prove his sincerity by making a careful investigation to discover which is the Church founded by Christ for the salvation of all mankind. If a person makes such an investigation honestly and thoroughly, and at the outset divests his mind of prejudice, the objective evidence is so clear and unmistakable that he can scarcely fail to find the true Church. The entrance of nearly two million converts to the Catholic Church in the United States in the 25-year period between 1926 and 1951 offers abundant evidence of this fact.

   If, however, because of prejudices which he cannot eradicate or because of other circuмstances beyond his control, he does not find the true faith of Christ but believes in his own creed with sincerity and good faith, then he is not culpable in the eyes of God. Here is a case where sincerity is proved through earnest and reasonable effort to find the objective truth.

   This is the clear teaching of Pope Pius IX, who in 1854 and 1863 declared: “We must . . . recognize with certainty that those who are in invincible ignorance of the true religion are not guilty of this in the eyes of God . . . and may, aided by the light of divine grace, attain to eternal life. God . . . by no means permits that anyone suffer eternal punishment who has not of his own free will fallen into sin . . . And who will presume to mark out the limits of this ignorance and diversity of peoples, countries, minds and the rest?”

   Most non-Catholics express astonishment upon learning of the broad-minded and maternal solicitude of the Church for the salvation of all mankind so apparent in this teaching. “Why,” they say, “We were under the impression that your Church teaches that only her own actual members can possibly be saved—that there is no chance for
Protestants and others outside her fold. Your explanation has given us a new insight into the mind of your Church; certainly nothing could be fairer, more broad-minded, more reasonable, than the teaching you have just explained to us.”

   Yes, contrary to the impression of many outside her fold, the Catholic Church is the most broad-minded – in the best sense of that term – and the most reasonable institution in the world. As an organization reflecting on the mind of Christ and perpetuating His teachings, she would be bound to be the last word in kindliness and in reasonableness. Though she opposes every heresy, as Christ obliges her to do, she loves the heretic: though she fights sin with all her power and resourcefulness, she loves the sinner and never despairs of winning him to a life of virtue and holiness. She holds ajar the door of salvation for every human being; only he who acts contrary to the light of his own conscience and who refuses to investigate if he doubts closes that door upon himself. [The Baltimore Catechism, 1955]

More prot spam preaching right from the text book called catechism.

Why don't you quote the conciliar catechism's adulteration of the above excerpt? - Is it because you can't because they both teach the same heresy?

Here we have a Feeneyite rejecting the 1955 catechism of the Catholic Church which is union with all the other catechism who speak to the issue.

Feeneyites refuse to be taught by the Magisterium of the Catholic Church. And if that is not bad enough they manifest their errors all over the place and falsely accuse people of things. It would be laughable were it not so sad.