Wednesday, June 6, 2012

All Catholics Are Christians, But Not All Christians Are Catholics

I got this from a friend's recent post:


ALL CATHOLICS ARE CHRISTIANS, BUT NOT ALL CHRISTIANS ARE CATHOLICS.

Ever get that question, "Are you Catholic or Christian?"  Well, most likely, the person who asked this question is one of the following:

(a) Protestant;
(b) an un-catechized Catholic;
(c) a person who doesn't know history.

Of course, a Protestant wouldn't call themselves that really (unless they know their history) and simply say "I'm a Christian."

And for those in need of a beyond-the-basic point: Vatican II in Lumen Gentium taught that the fullness of Christianity "subsists" in the Catholic Church.  This means that the Church that Christ founded is substantially found in the Catholic Church. 

Partial truths remain in other Christian communities, but Christ founded one Church and one Church only.  There is only one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church founded by Jesus.

That's a 2,000 year-old fact.

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