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‘We can assert our faith, even if it is exclusivist, without demonizing nonbelievers or condemning them as pagans or heretics’
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On surface level, his message sounded harsh. But his mindset was familiar to me; I used to think of morality as a checklist of rules in the catechism. “Orthodoxy,” I added, “is not only found in exactness. It is also found in the conviction that eternal truths coexist with temporal matters. God can be found also in the gray areas of life.”
Jim explained, “Simplistic analysis tells us why: If all religions ultimately lead to God, if all of them are a path to God, then why stay Catholic? Why stay Christian?” “The answer is simple: Don’t talk about faith, rather about commonality and goals — for example, peace, prosperity, respect, human dignity, and family. That way you’d preserve humanity and its unique individuality and rights from any biased discussion,” said Jim.
“As a Catholic, some of my closest friends are from different faiths. Despite our differences, there are certain virtues that I learn from them. These virtues make me a better Catholic,” Jan said in Rappler’s faith chat room. One, however, cannot be “intellectual dishonest, slothful, or religiously indifferent,” which means that one cannot simply say “I don’t like Christianity’s rules” and thus choose “to live as I please so I won’t investigate Christianity honestly, fully, and vigorously.”
Tim said, “Our path to God is through our Savior and Lord, Jesus Christ,” who is “the Way, the Truth, and the Life.”
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