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Originally Posted by rjmamula
Lets not jump to conclusion here. We do not know the popes heart. There are many people in the Catholic church who are truly saved Christians though I do not know if the pope himself is saved. And yes all people in authority are appointed by God According to Romans. Since he realized that, the pope should humble himself.
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I strongly disagree with your statement that there are many truly saved Catholics in the RCC. After 50 years as a practicing Roman Catholic, I can testify that it is a rare occurrence to find someone who is saved in the RCC. However, it certainly happens, as it did for me. But salvation comes DESPITE Catholicism, not because of it. One has to hear the true gospel elsewhere.
And please know that a truly saved, indwelt Christian, will be moved out of the Catholic Church by the Holy Spirit - not IF, just a question of WHEN - the timing can be different for each believer.
It is a horrible thing to give an unsaved person false hope. Do not continue to assume that Catholics are saved. Catholicism is built on different foundations, different authority and a different gospel/plan of salvation. Two gospels that conflict with each other are NOT the same. There is only ONE gospel that saves, and it is no where to be found in Catholicism. Catholicism is heavily idolatrous and blasphemous.
Catholicism gives the glory due Jesus alone, to men and creatures of every sort. What an
offense to the sufficient and finished work of the Lamb of God to assume that those who deny HIS Truth are somehow regenerated and restored to a relationship with the Father through some other means than His son.