Many Catholic priests don't think Catholicism is unique

Explore why salvation is deemed necessary for clergy according to a revealing survey of American Roman Catholic priests.

Written byRazib Khan
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I stumbled onto some peculiar survey data of American Roman Catholic priests:

A somewhat larger percentage of participants (57 percent) believe that the sacraments of the Church are necessary for salvation,

and relatively few (17 percent) agree that "all great religions are equally good and true."

Yes, 17% of respondents is a minority. But for me the key is that these are not men who are exhibiting some level of ecumenicalism, accepting that salvation might take place outside of the sacraments of the church. They believe that all other religions are as good and true as their own religion. A religion which they devote their lives to as clergy!

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