bed time...
...but before I go...whoever wrote this original piece never read the catholic catechism:
"God-religions offer no salvation without God. Thus a man might conceivably have climbed to the highest pinnacle of virtue, and he might have led a righteous way of life, and he might even have climbed to the highest level of holiness, yet he is to be condemned to eternal hell just because he did not believe in the existence of God. On the other hand, a man might have sinned deeply and yet, having made a late repentance, he can be forgiven and therefore 'saved'. From the Buddhist point of view, there is no justification in this kind of doctrine."
This is not true. Catholics (and I'd bet money most don't know this) believe in salvation primarily through charity- good works. Faith alone (in God or Jesus as Son of God) does not grant you salvation.
...but before I go...whoever wrote this original piece never read the catholic catechism:
"God-religions offer no salvation without God. Thus a man might conceivably have climbed to the highest pinnacle of virtue, and he might have led a righteous way of life, and he might even have climbed to the highest level of holiness, yet he is to be condemned to eternal hell just because he did not believe in the existence of God. On the other hand, a man might have sinned deeply and yet, having made a late repentance, he can be forgiven and therefore 'saved'. From the Buddhist point of view, there is no justification in this kind of doctrine."
This is not true. Catholics (and I'd bet money most don't know this) believe in salvation primarily through charity- good works. Faith alone (in God or Jesus as Son of God) does not grant you salvation.
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