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" Vatican: Non-Catholics 'wounded' by not recognizing pope VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -- The Vatican on Tuesday said Christian denominations outside the Roman Catholic Church were not full churches of Jesus Christ. A 16-page document, prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, which Pope Benedict used to head, described Christian Orthodox churches as true churches, but suffering from a "wound" since they do not recognize the primacy of the Pope. But the document said the "wound is still more profound" in the Protestant denominations -- a view likely to further complicate relations with Protestants."

http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/07/10/pope.churches.reut/index.html#cnnSTCText


Entirely irrelevant or only mostly irrelevant?

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7/14/2007 10:47:10 AM

Ratzinger was one of the most controversial Cardinals at the Vatican. i was suprised they elevated him to the Grand Papa.

they got what they asked for. guess Catholics were tired of the right-wing evangelical protestants taking all the headlines for bigotry.

7/14/2007 12:16:09 PM

just another reason for me not to give a fuck about catholicism

7/14/2007 1:44:38 PM

Hopefully this will lead to some Iraq style sectarian violence.

7/14/2007 2:49:16 PM

^ where? in the vatican city?

7/14/2007 4:43:04 PM

The interesting thing here, if I'm not mistaken, is that the Romans self-appointed Rome as the head of the Church. When the Roman Empire moved its capital to Constantinople (or Byzantium?), I thought the religious capital moved with them. If I'm horribly wrong, then just say so, but the last 1700ish years or so, the Roman Church has been a self-appointed head of state.

7/15/2007 8:23:43 PM

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7/16/2007 12:34:06 AM

Id rather see a 16 page document on not raping 9yo alter boys.

7/16/2007 12:55:49 AM

i've always thought the guy looked evil for some reason

7/16/2007 1:53:26 AM

John Paul II was the ish.

7/16/2007 8:22:30 AM

This just in!! The Pope is Catholic! In other news study confirms water is wet....

7/16/2007 9:17:05 AM

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"Id rather see a 16 page document on not raping 9yo alter boys."

word

7/16/2007 10:59:35 AM

religion, *sigh*

7/16/2007 11:11:24 AM