[__ Science __ ] Pope Francis: “All Religions Are Paths to Reach God

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Pope Francis was recently at a gathering of young people in Singapore where he shared, “All religions are paths to reach God.”

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BRG
Put not your trust in princes, nor in the son of man, in whom there is no help.
CSB
Do not trust in nobles, in a son of man, who cannot save.
CEB
Don’t trust leaders; don’t trust any human beings— there’s no saving help with them!
CJB
Don’t put your trust in princes or in mortals, who cannot help.
CEV
You can't depend on anyone, not even a great leader.
Psalm 146

 

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Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God. 12 For whosoever have sinned without the law, shall perish without the law; and whosoever have sinned in the law, shall be judged by the law. 13 For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. 14 For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these having not the law are a law to themselves: 15 Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them, and their thoughts between themselves accusing, or also defending one another,

Romans 1:19 Because that which is known of God is manifest in them. For God hath manifested it unto them. 20 For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

Many people think that the parable of the Good Samaritan is "it's good to help those in need." But that's not what Jesus was emphasizing. He was telling His followers that it was better to be a heretic, a Samaritan, who had compassion for others, than to be a religiously-correct Levite who did not.


"And Jesus said to him: Go, and do thou in like manner."

And so we should. God saves whoever He will, and being in the right club is not part of the decision. Matthew 25 has specific details about who spends eternity with Jesus and who spends it with the devil and his angels.

"Likewise, other religions found everywhere try to counter the restlessness of the human heart, each in its own manner, by proposing "ways," comprising teachings, rules of life, and sacred rites. The Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in these religions. She regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men. Indeed, she proclaims, and ever must proclaim Christ "the way, the truth, and the life" (John 14:6), in whom men may find the fullness of religious life, in whom God has reconciled all things to Himself."
NOSTRA AETATE
THE RELATION OF THE CHURCH TO NON-CHRISTIAN RELIGIONS
POPE PAUL VI
OCTOBER 28, 1965

 

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Pope Francis was recently at a gathering of young people in Singapore where he shared, “All religions are paths to reach God.”

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I disagree. Worshipping idols is not a path to God.

 

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God is not neutral on this point:

Romans 1:20 For the invisible things of him, from the creation of the world, are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made; his eternal power also, and divinity: so that they are inexcusable.

Romans 2:14 For when the Gentiles, who have not the law, do by nature those things that are of the law; these having not the law are a law to themselves: 15 Who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness to them, and their thoughts between themselves accusing, or also defending one another,