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Question: Pope Benedict XVI declared..."Whoever seeks peace and the good of the community with a pure conscience...will be saved even if he lacks biblical faith." Could this explain how pagans throughout history who never heard the gospel could be saved?

February 1, 2006

Question: On 11/30/05 , Pope Benedict XVI declared to 23,000 people in St. Peter's Square in Rome , "Whoever seeks peace and the good of the community with a pure con science , and keeps alive the desire for the transcendent, will be saved even if he lacks biblical faith."...Read more

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Question: Pope Benedict XVI declared..."Whoever seeks peace and the good of the community with a pure conscience...will be saved even if he lacks biblical faith." Could this explain how pagans throughout history who never heard the gospel could be saved?

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