-Caveat Lector- Das GOAT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > -Caveat Lector- > > Vatican, Lutherans Resolve Dispute > > VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Coming to terms in a centuries-old dispute, Roman > Catholic and Lutheran officials will release an accord next week on the means > of salvation, both sides said Wednesday. > > The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification is meant to resolve a > doctrinal debate at the heart of the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, > which split Western Christianity. > > The Vatican and Lutheran World Federation crafted compromise language on one > of the key unresolved points regarding what theologians call > ``justification,'' or how humankind achieves salvation. For the Lutherans, it > depends on the grace of God, while Catholics maintain that good works are > also involved. > > With the declaration, Catholics and Lutherans have agreed that divine > forgiveness and salvation come ``solely by God's grace'' and that good works > flow from that. > <snip> I presume the Vatican sent Jesuits to negotiate this masterpiece of casuistry... All I can think of when someone talks about "Christian unity" and whatnot is the passage in *Gravity's Rainbow* where a Lutheran pastor steals the vestments of a Catholic monsignor, gets dressed up in Catholic ecclesiastical garb, and wanders around the Nazi party rally at Nuremberg blessing everyone. He is, of course, a transsectite (or maybe transsectual). Bob ================================= Robert F. Tatman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Remove "nospam" from the address to reply. NOTICE: In accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving the included information for research and educational purposes. For more information go to: http://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/17/107.shtml POSTING THIS MESSAGE TO THE INTERNET DOES NOT IMPLY PERMISSION TO SEND UNSOLICITED COMMERCIAL E-MAIL (SPAM) TO THIS OR ANY OTHER INTERNET ADDRESS. RECEIPT OF SPAM WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE NOTIFICATION OF THE SENDER'S ISP. ____________________________________________________________________ Get your own FREE, personal Netscape WebMail account today at http://webmail.netscape.com. DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion and informational exchange list. Proselyzting propagandic screeds are not allowed. Substance—not soapboxing! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory', with its many half-truths, misdirections and outright frauds is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRL gives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credeence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://home.ease.lsoft.com/archives/CTRL.html http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
