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"And now the Church must once more reaffirm that teaching authority of hers which never fails, but will endure until the end of time. For that was Our reason for calling this most authoritative assembly, and We address you now as the humble successor, the latest born, of this Prince of Apostles. The present Council is a special, worldwide manifestation by the Church of her teaching office, exercised in taking account of the errors, needs and opportunities of our day."
—Pope Saint John XXIII, Opening Address to the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican
"But one thing must be noted here, namely, that the teaching authority of the Church ... has made thoroughly known its authoritative teaching on a number of questions which today weigh upon man’s conscience and activity, descending, so to speak, into a dialogue with him, but ever preserving its own authority and force..."
—Pope Saint Paul VI, Closing Address to the Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican
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Clips from Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World Episode #293 on the "miracle" of the holy fire (Full Video: https://youtu.be/jinCx29LWV4).
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I think using the "hopeful universalism" language is often unwise and should be generally avoided. Even those who have a fully orthodox view on hell open themselves up to a myriad of issues, including but not limited to:

1. You associate yourself with heretical universalism by using similar language
2. You confuse the uneducated by speaking in a way that can easily be confused with heretical universalism
3. To those familiar with the biblical verses on hell you sound like you are calling Christ a liar
4. You appear to disrespect great theologians and councils that appear to teach there are individuals in hell
5. You sound like you deny the necessity of the sacraments

Many people who use the "hopeful universalism" language are well meaning, I know multiple individuals who affirm the real danger of hell, affirm that outside the Church there is no salvation, etc., who would be better understood, while putting forward the same message about God's universal sacrificial will, by not speaking in ways that can easily lead to this confusion.
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I think using the "hopeful universalism" language is often unwise and should be generally avoided. Even those who have a fully orthodox view on hell open themselves up to a myriad of issues, including but not limited to: 1. You associate yourself with heretical…
I agree with Classical Theist that we need to maintain a balance between the completely unreasonable expectation of everyone actually being saved with the salvific will of God with which we participate through our prayers for our enemies.
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"Whoever removes the Cross and its interpretation by the New Testament from the center, in order to replace it, for example, with the social commitment of Jesus to the oppressed as a new center, no longer stands in continuity with the apostolic faith. He does not see that God’s commitment to the world is most absolute precisely at this point—across a chasm."
- Hans Urs von Balthasar in "A Short Primer for Unsettled Laymen"
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Do not incite hatred or animosity against bishops or the Apostolic See.
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Omnipotens et misericors Deus:
Almighty and merciful God, who wished to gather the scattered nations into one people through your Son, grant that those who glory in the name of Christians may put aside division and become one in truth and charity, and that all men may be illumined by the true faith and brought together into the fraternal communion of one Church. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
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"Those directly responsible for scandals leading the “weaker brethren” to abandon the Church will have to give an account to Our Lord Jesus Christ, the invisible head of the Church. Such scandals must not be trivialized, because they can severely try the faith of Catholics; still, their occurrence can never justify lapsing into schism and heresy."
—James Likoudis, The Divine Primacy of the Bishop of Rome and Modern Eastern Orthodoxy
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"The celibate life should not be construed in terms of restriction (what he can’t do) but in terms of freedom (what he can do because he is available for the Lord). The single Christian is not 'incomplete' and doesn’t deserve 'pity,' but ought to use his or her freedom from encumbrance to focus more deeply on a life of prayer and service."
—John Bergsma, The Word of the Lord: Reflections on the Sunday Mass Readings for Year B
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"The Son, therefore, came, sent by the Father. It was in Him, before the foundation of the world, that the Father chose us and predestined us to become adopted sons, for in Him it pleased the Father to re-establish all things."
—Lumen Gentium 3, Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican
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"The different ways in which God, acting in history, cares for the world and for mankind are not mutually exclusive; on the contrary, they support each other and intersect. They have their origin and goal in the eternal, wise and loving counsel whereby God predestines men and women “to be conformed to the image of his Son” (Rom 8:29)."
— Pope St. John Paul II, Veritatis Splendor 45
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