However, the most important thing is that the Roman Catholic Church specifically disavows what had been referred to as "Replacement Supercessionist Philosophy."  That concept held that once Christianity was established, Judaism and its spiritual beliefs were thereafter null and void.  It meant that the only way to engage in a relationship with G-d was via a belief in Jesus as the Son of G-d.  This change in philosophy was accomplished via a papal encyclical in the early 1960's...Maria, I believe that the priest that you chatted with may need to do a little more research about the Catholic Churches position on this issue.  It really is very clear. Craig  

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"The Bible is the inspired word of God. And most especially the words of Jesus must be taken as they are written. At the same time, you must know the context in which they were spoken, the historical setting, etc. In this passage, Jesus is explaining that He is God and He has been sent to save the world. He is not cutting out the Jews and others. He is speaking to the Jews in this context. He is the promised Messiah and He is telling them in Him they will be saved. All people may be saved, even those who do not know Jesus' name, even those who do not believe in God. Let us leave salvation in the hands of the Savior. Father Tim Farrell

Craig...did i misunderstand what you were saying??? am i missing something...he's not saying other religions are null and void...he's saying that ALL will be "saved"...even those who don't know jesus or believe in g-d...