One last thought \u2014 and then tomorrow I\u2019ll move back to retirement topics and a book I\u2019m reading: \u00a0I\u2019m not sure how the topic came up, but I was talking about baptism with my middle son the other day, and I pulled out the catechism.<\/p>\n
From paragraph 1260:<\/p>\n
Every man who is ignorant of the Gospel of Christ and of his Church, but seeks the truth and does the will of God in accordance with his understanding of it, can be saved. \u00a0It may be supposed that such persons would have desired baptism explicitly if they had known its necessity.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, this is not footnoted, nor is this a quote to any other source, but I wanted to highlight this \u2014 and ask your opinion. \u00a0Thoughts?<\/p>\n
UPDATE: \u00a0I would be curious as to the evolution of this idea \u2014 though perhaps not so curious as to devote substantial time to this. \u00a0But, what\u2019s more, what I find myself pondering is this: \u00a0what does it mean to be \u201cignorant of the Gospel of Christ and of his Church\u201d?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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