25 May 2010, 7:21 pm
I was doing some research within the Vatican News and I found this artical. What do you think of this artical and how are you saved? Donahue, associate director for children's catechesis of the Diocese of Joliet, Ill., helped write the Illinois Catholic Conference's assessment of the "Left Behind" books and videos issued last year. In contrast," she wrote, "the Catholic Church teaches that salvation is a process effected and celebrated in the sacraments of initiation and continuing through Christian life." There is also an article that reflects on how every Catholic celebration of the Eucharist envisions the eschaton, or end time, as "something in which we can truly hope and for which we can joyfully wait" -- in sharp contrast to the fearfully apocalyptic view found in rapture theology. Copyright (c) 2004 Catholic News Service/U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The CNS news report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or otherwise distributed, including but not limited to such means as framing or any other digital copying or distribution method, in whole or in part without the prior written authority of Catholic News Service.... Read More »