Vice and Immorality

I take a nuanced position on vice and morality, viewing sin not merely as a transgression against divine law, but as an error in judgment. Traditionally, sin encompasses vices such as pride, greed, wrath, envy, lust, gluttony, and sloth. While these activities can be part of the human experience, our focus is on the potential harm they may pose when left unchecked. Errors in judgement are pervasive in contemporary society, often manifesting through acts such as excessive indulgence in sex, gambling, drugs, food, revenge, etc. While these pursuits might not all seem harmful to others, we are warned that those who engage in them can suffer detrimental effects on their well-being, moral integrity, and spiritual soul.

I are not perfect, nor do I try to be because, I don't even know what that means. We are human and to be human means some dark truths. Humans have the capacity for great evil including demonic cruelty and heartless slaughter. We who look are aware of the evil within us. We seek the light and redemption. I believe in Jesus Christ the Savior.

Salvation

The Modern Catholic Position

For many centuries people assumed the Church taught “only Catholics are saved.” That idea came from an old phrase:

“Outside the Church there is no salvation.”
(Latin: Extra Ecclesiam nulla salus)

But the Catholic Church later clarified what that statement means.

The modern teaching was clearly explained during the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965) and appears in the Catechism of the Catholic Church.

The Church teaches:

1. Salvation ultimately comes through Christ

Catholics believe Jesus is the source of salvation for all humanity.

2. Non-Catholics can still be saved

People who are not Catholic may still reach salvation if they sincerely seek truth and follow their conscience.

The Catechism states:

“Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart… may achieve eternal salvation.”
— Catechism of the Catholic Church, §847

The New Testament

On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
“What is written in the Law?” he replied. “How do you read it?”
He answered, “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’”
“You have answered correctly,” Jesus replied. “Do this and you will live.” Luke 10:25-35

Conclusion

In Mattew 7:13 Jesus tells us, “Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."

Mattew 7:21-23 “Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and, in your name, perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me, you evildoers!’

Spiritual Beings

Angels