Need bible translation

[Randy Carson]

Been watching 'Dogma' have we?

Exactly. One of my favs poking at the myth. Thought it would be an interesting mental exercise. If the church holds true then heaven holds true is what is meant then what happens in heaven when the church changes its position? Are the changes retro active? Do the those who got in originally now get kicked out because the new view has changed and vice versa, do the ones originally excluded get in?

The Church may change its position on disciplines and devotions but not on dogmas and doctrines.

As for your follow up questions, we are responsible for what we know. Consequently, if a doctrine or dogma is more thoroughly developed or declared later, the person would only be accountable for what they could have known...not what they could not have known during their lifetime.

The context of Matthew 18 is a private teaching session between Jesus and his intimate disciples. He was not out on a hillside giving a public talk before thousands. Just as Matthew 16:18-19 applies to a single individual, Peter, so Matthew 18:18 was spoken to a select few, the proto-Magisterium of the Catholic Church, and the purpose was to highlight the infallible authority they would have as leaders of His Church.