We Catholics believe this second proposition, namely, that the Catholic Church is the True Church; and it is on this conviction that we base our statement that "outside the Church there is ho salvation." It is a logical position to take up; if Our Saviour has set up the Catholic Church to gave the bunion race, then it is to the Catholic Church and to no other that the human race must go to be saved.
Now for our thesis. When Our Lord sent His Apostles to establish the Church He did so in the follow* ing words: "Going therefore teach ye all nations,...to observe all things whatsoever I have commended you." Observe that Gur Lord limited them to the things which He Himself had taught them. He did not leave them free to préach'a gospel of their owh, a collection of truths, such as they might consider best suited to the eircumstances; He limited them to that particular Body of doctrine which they had heard from Him, Go and teach, He said to them, not what you think best, but "all things whatsoever I have commanded you." Those were His instructions to the apostles; and for their hearers He added the injunction, quite es unequivocal as any Catholic dogma: "He that believe th not shall be condemned."
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