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Vatican and Religious Pluralism

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challenged in the same way? We will examine that thought in this discussion of "pluralism," particularly with its relationship to the Holy See of the Vatican. Bibliography lists  3 sources. BBplrlsm.doc RELIGIOUS PLURALISM via the Vatican Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., December  2000 Introduction As the world is getting smaller - global access, internet highway, and UPS - we can find you anywhere -will we get smaller along with it?  Our intellectual horizons force our fingers and our brains to scramble as we are pushed past our comfort zone. Are our spiritual beliefs being challenged in the  same way? We will examine that thought in this discussion of "pluralism," particularly with its relationship to the Holy See of the Vatican. Pluralism Definition: The  basic concept of this popular "ism" - pluralism - is that all religions offer salvation. The next step, up or down, depending on your historic, or new found belief  system, is "inclusivism" - true Salvation is singularly determined by Christs suffering and death, and yet the grace of God, is universally operative in all cultures through time. The  "particularistic agnostic" contends, that although Salvation is received from Christ alone, we really cant know who has heard the Gospel and who will be saved. "Particularism-traditional" alerts us to  their perceived fact that Salvation may only be derived from direct knowledge and faith in Christ. We may correctly guess that the Vatican supports this last view point, and  in political terms would call the others "waffling," or in traditional terms label them as heretics. Beliefs: According to Okholm and Phillips (1996), " Religious pluralism is the greatest