Servant of God Madeleine
Delbrel
“To the extent that our world tries
to break itself away from God, that people believe that they can get by without
God, that they can organize things apart from God, God becomes for the world something
new, and the living God of the Gospel once again becomes news.”
(From We, the Ordinary
People of the Streets)
Today…it is particularly important to clarify the criteria
used to distinguish the authentic sensus fidelium from its counterfeits.
In fact, it is not some kind of public opinion of the Church, and it is
unthinkable to mention it in order to challenge the teachings of the
Magisterium, this because the sensus fidei cannot grow authentically in
the believer except to the extent in which he or she fully participates in the
life of the Church, and this requires a responsible adherence to her
Magisterium.
From Address to the International
Theological Commission, December7, 2012)
Dr. Ralph Martin
“How tragic if the promulgation
of a theoretical or practical presumption that almost everyone will be saved
actually became the cause of many people being lost.”
(From“Will Many Be Saved? What Vatican
II Actually Teaches and Its Implications for The New Evangelization”)
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I think I am going to have to get a copy of Ralph Martin's book. Hope I can borrow it at the public library.
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I am still reading it.
How many have been eternally misled by a false reading and interpretation of the long-standing teachings of our Church on this vital issue. Dr. Martin restores clarity to this issue and in the process has helped and will help save many ill-informed souls.