German Catholics Urge Full Rights To Muslims

[MichelleSeeking]

Dan,

The Catholic position regarding "other faiths" is this:

If you honestly believe that what you believe is THE truth, then God isn't going to send you to hell just because you didn't believe in the Christian doctrines. Therefore, a devout Muslim is worshipping God and God is not going to fry them for not being Christian. It's when you believe in the Catholic faith but then "convert" in order to avoid following the rules - like, you become Baptist so that you can get a divorce or you become Buddist so you can use birth control - that your soul is in danger.

Does that make sense?

Also, if you are born and raised in one faith and that faith is all that you know, then God is not going to send you to hell for not being Christian.

And, if you are raised outside of any faith and you are honestly seeking God then God isn't going to send you to hell because no one taught you about Him. For example: if you are a native living on some remote island and you never hear about Islam, Christianity, or Judaism God isn't going to hold that against you!

God is all-merciful. Your mom is not "picking and choosing", she is acknowledging the Mercy of almighty God regarding your soul.

I'm not saying that anyone has to agree with the Catholic position - I'm just sharing what I believe.