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by the CMRI of one of the 3 dogmatic definitions of EENS.
EcuмENISMPast Infallible Church Decrees on Ecuмenism
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[This is a curious way to head the topic, because before Vatican II there was no such meaning, and the word "Ecuмenism" did not exist. Therefore, there are no pre-Vatican II "Decrees on Ecuмenism." Before Vat.II, ecuмenical meant: concerning all the Catholic bishops of the world. Therefore an ecuмenical council (actually spelled oecuмenical because of the Latin root) was a worldwide or universal council; there had been 20 such Oecuмenical Councils of the Church before Vat.II, when Vat.II was presented at its opening as the 21st Oecuмenical Council. Before it was over, however, the "O" had been dropped, and they habitually referred to it as, "The Council," as though it was no longer merely the 21st, but rather the only. In common practice the Councils that preceded Vat.II were to be forgotten, and Trent for example, was only mentioned when looking for a precedent to institute change (based on a lie). They actually said that the "Tridentine Mass" was a new product of Trent (that's a lie), therefore, they said, that the Novus Ordo as a new product of "The Council," was actually following tradition (lie), based on the Tridentine tradition (lie). Numerous articles from the 1970's verify this fact of history. Furthermore, the following two dogmatic definitions (CMRI never utters the term, "dogmatic definition" as if in an attempt to stuff it down the memory hole of 1984) would not be something a reader would expect to find on a page of "EcuмENISM" nor would anyone doing research be likely to find these two dogmas hidden in this particular corner of the website. But to top it off, they have the order reversed, with the last given first and the first given last -- is it in fulfillment of prophesy? (cf. Mark 10:31) and the second not given at all -- why do you suppose that is?]
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Cantate Domino — Pope Eugene IV: The most Holy Roman Church firmly believes, professes, and preaches, that none of those existing outside the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews arid heretics and schismatics, can have a share in life eternal; but that they will go into the eternal fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels, unless before death they are joined with her; and that so important is the unity of this ecclesiastical body that only those remaining within this unity can profit by the sacraments of the Church unto salvation, and they alone can receive an eternal recompense for their fasts, their almsgiving, their other works of Christian piety and the duties of a Christian soldier. No one, let his almsgiving be as great as it may, no one, even if he pour out his blood for the Name of Christ, can be saved, unless he remain within the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.
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Fourth Lateran Council: There is but one universal Church of the faithful, outside of which no one at all can be saved..
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Note: this material is found on a page titled "Ecuмenism" and not "Salvation" or "Dogmatic Definition" or "Necessity of the Church."
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I find this interesting because these two citations are two of the 3 infallible ex cathedra dogmatic definitions of EENS, but are not identified as such. The website has "infallible" in the heading, but that's as far as the CMRI goes with it. The principle of ex cathedra dogma and dogmatic definition is not mentioned.
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Apparently, CMRI doesn't like to say, "dogmatic definition" or "ex cathedra." They're much more interested in using the thing they want to CRITICIZE as the title of the page, even if that title did not exist prior to Vat.II.
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Furthermore, as I said, these two are two of the three such dogmatic definitions. What happened to the third one?
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Well, actually it's the second one. Note also that no date is showing for these two. Apparently the CMRI don't want its readers to learn dates for some reason. What do you suppose that reason would be?
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The first dogmatic definition of EENS, from the Oecuмenical Council Lateran IV in A.D. 1215, given by Pope Innocent III: “There is but one universal Church of the faithful, outside which no one at all is saved.” (The CMRI version has, "...can be saved.")
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The second dogmatic definition of EENS, from the Bull Unam Sanctam in A.D. 1302, given by Pope Boniface VIII: “We declare, say, define, and pronounce that it is absolutely necessary for the salvation of every human creature to be subject to the Roman Pontiff.”
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Now why, do you suppose, would the CMRI conspicuously omit THAT dogmatic definition?.And once you have the answer to that question, you might be able to figure out the answer to the next question:
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Why do you suppose the CMRI might like to steer its readers away from the principle of dogmatic definition per se?
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