Title: No need to believe in Jesus to be saved according to the Pope... Post by: pavelow on April 27, 2011, 10:35:15 am Just recently found this! Pope Takes Inclusive View of Salvation RELIGION / Exploring issues, answers and beliefs | Religion IN BRIEF December 09, 2000|Religion News Service Tempering a controversial Vatican declaration on salvation, Pope John Paul II said this week that all who live a just life will be saved, even if they do not believe in Jesus Christ and the Roman Catholic Church. The pontiff, addressing 30,000 pilgrims in St. Peter's Square on Wednesday, strongly reasserted the Second Vatican Council's liberal interpretation of the Bible's teaching on salvation. http://articles.latimes.com/2000/dec/09/local/me-63282 |