Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

Religion is one dimension of culture, a transcendent element of it.

The church is challenging such negative cultural elements as superstition, rugged individualism, materialism, hedonism, permissiveness and utilitarianism.

Vatican II declares the Church... as necessary for salvation.

With reference to other religions, the Church sees a great difference between them and herself. The other religions are expressions of the human soul seeking God, with some beautiful spiritual insights, but also not without errors. Christianity is rather God seeking humanity.

There is a tendency around the world today to copy TV culture. And that is not always a virtue.

There is no dogma that the organ or harmonium can be used in church, but not the drum.