I came across a copy of a magazine today morning.The Catholic Bishops Conference of Italy (C.E.I) in its publication MISSIO ( May 2013) has articles by Mon.Ambrogio Spreafico, Pierpaol Baini, Carmelo Dotolo, Rosanna Virgili, Guido Benzi, Donatella Scaiola, Luciano Meddi and Luca Moscatelli.
In none of the articles on Evangelization, Mission, Proclamation etc have they quoted Vatican Council II, Ad Gentes 7, which says all need faith and baptism.
Not a single article!
There are no references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church 846 (Outside the Church No Salvation), Dominus Iesus 20 or the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's Notification on Fr.Jacques Dupuis S.J.
According to Vatican Council II (AG 7) non Catholics including Protestants are on the way to Hell unless they convert into the Catholic Church. This is the same message of the Catechism of the Catholic Church (846). Doctrinally Vatican Council II and the Catechism (1993) indicate that the majority of people are going to Hell, not having Catholic Faith and the baptism of water.
The kergyma refers to the proclamation of Jesus' Death and Resurrection and salvation which is offered in the first community, the first Catholic community. The Early Christians are traced to the one Church founded by Jesus. So there cannot be a kergyma which does not mention exclusive salvation in the Catholic Church.
The ordinary, general means of salvation is 'faith and baptism' in the Catholic Church.If a Protestant or Orthodox Christan is saved in his religion it would not be known to us and so would not be an exception to the ordinary means of salvation.A possibility is not a known exception to Ad Gentes 7.
I found copies of this magazine at the Church of Santa Anastasia.Fr.Alberto Pacini , the Italian Rector of the Church,in his homilies, will not proclaim Ad Gentes 7 and say Jews and Muslims need to convert to avoid Hell.Possibly even the writers of the articles for MISSIO are afraid to cite Vatican Council II and the Catechism of the Catholic on other religions and salvation.
-Lionel Andrades
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