in World News Bishop Strickland: To deny that Jesus is the only way to God the Father is heresy
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‘The only way to God the Father is through His Son Jesus Christ. To deny this is to deny the Catholic faith, this is called heresy,’ wrote Bishop Strickland in response to Pope Francis.
(LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland has warned that denying Christ as the “only way to God” is a rejection of Catholicism and “is called heresy.”
Posting a short message on X/Twitter on Friday, Tyler’s emeritus Bishop Joseph Strickland gave what appears to be a public response to Pope Francis’ controversial comments earlier in the day about religious authenticity.
“This is what the Catholic Church teaches regarding the unicity of Jesus Christ,” wrote Strickland, linking to the Vatican’s August 2000 document Dominus Jesus.
Dominus Iesus, (The Lord Jesus). This is what the Catholic Church teaches regarding the unicity of Jesus Christ. The only way to God the Father is through His Son Jesus Christ. To deny this is to deny the Catholic faith, this is called heresy. https://t.co/VrLjog6bOZ
— Bishop J. Strickland (@BishStrickland) September 13, 2024
“The only way to God the Father is through His Son Jesus Christ,” continued Strickland. “To deny this is to deny the Catholic faith, this is called heresy.”
“Please pray for Pope Francis to clearly state that Jesus Christ is the only Way. To deny this is to deny Him. If we deny Christ, He will deny us, He cannot deny Himself,” wrote Strickland in another social media post.
His comments come by way of a response to remarks made by Pope Francis in Singapore many hours earlier, when addressing an inter-religious group of young people.
NEW: #PopeFrancis on inter-religious dialogue:
“Every religion is a way to arrive at God. There are different languages to arrive at God but God is God for all.
But my God is more important than your god, is that true?
There is only 1 God & each of has a language to arrive at… pic.twitter.com/TMHRDjEuJ9— Michael Haynes 🇻🇦 (@MLJHaynes) September 13, 2024
Focusing on Singapore’s widely varied faith culture, Francis urged that no religion be given priority but that individuals instead focus on parity between beliefs: