Fidelity Oaths

[MissyP89]

[quote name='fides' Jack' timestamp='1342209407' post='2455393']
Moreover, any Catholic who would not sign this should not call himself a Catholic, since it is only asking for what all Catholics are obliged to give of themselves anyway. If you don't believe in all the teachings of the Church on faith or morals, you're latae sentenciae.
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With one caveat ... conversion is a process, and getting to a place where we can give full intellectual assent to the Church is a process as well. As long as we're actively [i]striving [/i]to learn and praying for the grace to accept, I don't see why we shouldn't call them Catholic. There's a difference between being obstinate in our dissent and struggling to come around to things in our hearts. I don't mean to split hairs here ... I just think it's important to treat those who are still learning with sensitivity, that's all.

Of course, it goes without saying that such a person isn't ready to teach until they [i]can [/i]make an oath.