Bishop Barron on the privileged way to salvation

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Have you heard anything more gentle and loving that the Sermon of the Mount?
We can contemplate that scene forever … and still be moved to get closer to Jesus each time.
And He is the Way and the Truth and the Life .
 
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As at least one user has stated above, saying that the Church “is the privileged way of salvation” is misleading, because it implies that there are other ways.
 
The actual question Bishop Barron was asked was “if I’m Jewish, am I screwed” as far as salvation goes. Bishop Barron correctly said no, he could still be saved, and explained why.

There are ways that non-Catholics can still be in communion with the Church, and they are clearly stated in the Catechism. If you have an issue with this being some alleged encouragement for people to not join the Church, please take it up with whoever wrote the Catechism.

It’s pretty clear from the Catechism that people of other faiths do have the potential for being saved. They are seen as being in communion with the Catholic Church in some way though they are not members of the Church. Therefore, formally joining the Catholic Church is not the only possible way to be saved. Whether people who are not Catholics, or a particular person who isn’t a Catholic, is actually saved is something we cannot know, but the possibility, through God’s Mercy, is there to save them without them having to become members of the Church.

I am going to mute this thread now, as it is a discussion we have had on here dozens of times on other threads and it is my impression that if Bishop Barron’s response did not satisfy people on this thread, nothing I or any one else on here who aren’t to the level of eloquence of the Bishop could post, would possibly do anything other than just prolong an argument. Have a nice day.
 
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When our Bishops speak we listen in silence and not just once, but the whole pack they unwrap across the years.
Same with our priests, same with our Popes.
Probably people do not get to know how well prepared, how intense and deep their knowledge is. And those who do not know deserve knowing they receive a very long formation before becoming priests. More so Bishops.
So instead , one can help suggesting an attitude of continuous listening and adding and enriching ourselves with what the Bishops , or Bishop Barrón in this case , has to teach. More of an attitude of a lifelong learner.And pray.
That would be my suggestion at least. To be patient and listen and read all they teach, not bits and pieces only. So if they do not get what is being said there was and will be more so as to understand.
 
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All right. To begin with, this famous strainer of what is fallible and what is infallible to pick and choose everything isn t common practice for everyday Catholics.
Second, Catholicism as main religions are not learnt by sound bites. It is to hear and practice, hear and practice and very far removed from our speedy culture that if you miss this sound bite you lost it.
And third, an active listening attitude has nothing to do with a realistic acknowledging that there is a respectable distance between a person who knows and a person who plays it by ear.
So, instead of attempting to adapt a Bishop to a million ears, it sounds more prudent and reasonable to tell the truth : it isn t easy to grasp all the depth there is to grasp in Catholicism as with a butterfly net. It is much better to dispose ourselves to listen throughout until at least we have a notion of what it is about what is being said.
Since your worries are about those who may misunderstand, my suggestion to those persons listening and may not understand or misunderstand is to be patient and dispose themselves (as we do…) to learn patiently and be open to a long long lifetime learning process that will lead us closer to Jesus. But it takes time… And Bishops know way more than what sometimes is presented. And normally they will be low profile and not thrust on to our faces that they know and have experience .
That isn t clericalism or whatever, it is just being realistic.
And it is a suggestion, an invitation …
Sorry if it was a non séquitur for you, it wasn’t on purpose, sometimes it is how my thoughts come out.
 
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That it isn’t a theory , but that it is a way to live.
That as we hear we put into practice…
And so as an athlete our disposition to learn involves our whole being.
So if people think say that it is something brief and quick and that is it, well , no…
Sorry if I am not clear, and what I have to say isn t that important. I care more that people learn to listen to our Church… patiently and for a lifetime

Ps: do not stretch your patience with my Spanglish… I understand it isn’t t easy… no worries
 
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You don t.No worries.
I departed from your saying that listeners may misunderstand. An audience not familiar with Catholicism.
So the rest of my posts are a suggestion to be ready for a lifelong process. And that the delivery of the message takes time. And that we have to keep it in our hearts and be patient . And that though it takes reading or listening if one cannot read, it also takes putting what we hear into practice. Stumbling and all. And trust that bit by bit what our priests and Bishops have to teach will be dealt with over and over and probably in different ways so that we understand because we all learn differently and join the journey at different times. But here we are, pilgrims in God’s hands.🙂
 
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