How does the Catholic Church view non-Christian religions?
In the declaration Nostra Aetate, the Second Vatican Council stated that the Catholic Church rejects nothing that is true and holy in non-Christian religions (such as Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism). The Church recognizes whatever truth and goodness they contain as a 'preparation for the Gospel.' The Church holds a special spiritual bond with the Jewish people, the root of salvation history. Nevertheless, the Church constantly proclaims Jesus Christ as 'the Way, the Truth, and the Life' in whom all fullness of religious life is found.
Sources
- Catechism of the Catholic Church, paragraphs 839-845
- Acts 17:22-28
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