Protestants and Heaven

[flameburns623]

From my understanding, the decrees made at the council of Trent still stand. So any Protestant who does not believe in Transubstantiation is bound to damnation.

Council of Trent decree - 1551
"If any one shall say that, in the most holy sacrament of the Eucharist, there remains the substance of bread and wine together with the body and blood of our Lord Jesus Christ; and shall deny that wonderful and singular conversion of the whole substance of the bread into the body, and of the whole substance of the wine into the blood, the species of bread and wine alone remaining, which conversion the Catholic Church most fittingly calls Transubstantiation, let him be anathema" (Session 13, Canon 2)

anathema- a person or thing accursed or consigned to damnation or destruction.

Now the catechism gives excuse for ignorance of the gospel, but the Bible does not (Romans 1). But any Protestant for example that knows what Trans. is, then he is bound for hell. Actually, in the catechism I find that catholics are more forgiving for Muslims and Jews, then churches that fall under the Protestant umbrella . . . .

“Anathema” is not an absolute declaration that someone is going to Hell. It is a consigning of that soul over to condemnation. One whose conscience is clear of an error, through no fault of their own, will not, as I understand RCC theology, fall under condemnation. It is those who know, understand, and willfully reject true doctrine who will receive the penalty of Hell.

I think you are misapplying the text at Romans 1. It is true that God leave all people without excuse as to His existence and moral law. It is not true that God will not grant saving grace to one who rejects a specific theological dogma over which there is reasonable discussion and debate. God gives man sufficient grace to find Him. He has not chosen to settle all theological disputes.

 

[sandmountainsli]

IF you believe that you may be in for a rude awankening.

One idea has always made me wonder how anyone could buy into the once saved alwasy saved idea. A believer, gets drunks and murders his wife and kids, and commits suicide. This guy according to Protestant theory goes straight to Heaven having once confessed Jesus as his personal savior.
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Not ALL Protestant churches believe “Once/Always” thank you!
The Congregational Methodists do not and I am fairly certain United Methodists do not and neither do Presbys and the Church of God.
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[sandmountainsli]

You know this whole discussion is so foreign to me.
I live in a state which is around 3% Catholic and the usual discussions I hear are along the lines of “Can a Catholic go to heaven?” I have even heard that brought up in church before.
You have a hard time convincing most people here that Catholics are even Christian much less any sort of righteous.
I was talking about this very forum with an old schoolmate of mine friday and he asked me why I was talking to cultists
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