Sunday, May 9, 2010

ROSSIMINIAN PRIEST TODAY SAYS LUMEN GENTIUM 16 DOES NOT CONTRADICT EX CATHEDRA DOGMA EXTRA ECCLESIAM NULLA SALUS

The Rossiminian priest who every Sunday at 8 a.m celebrates the Novus Ordo Mass in Italian today morning confirmed that Vatican Council II Lumen Gentium 16 does not contradict the ex cathedra dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus.
Fr.George who is the chief celebrant at Holy Mass at the Church of San Ambrogio and Carlo Via del Corso, Rome was commenting on an apologetic book on display at the Church entrance.
The book published by the Vatican Library and written by a Bishop of Frascati,Italy seemed ambigous about Lumen Gentium 16,Vatican Council II.
Fr.George said that Lumen Gentium 16 does not refer to defacto salvation. So it did not contradict the ex cathedra dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus. The dogma indicates that de facto everyone with no exception needs to be a visible member of the Catholic Church for salvation.
He agreed that Lumen Gentium 16 referred to de jure salvation and was an acceptable concept.
It in no way contradicted the infallible teaching that the Church was necessary for the salvation of all people and all needed to be a visible member of the Catholic Church ,Jesus' Mystical Body.