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I hope this one is not too catholic ;-)
'''Syncretism''' is a concept prevalent in parts of the Western world which mingles different and often contradictory beliefs and religious doctrines into a personal faith which can be described as "self-made-religion" or "patchwork-religion". Although there may be "elements of truth"<ref>The [[Second Vatican council]]'s declaration on other religions [http://www.vatican.va/archive/hist_councils/ii_vatican_council/documents/vat-ii_decl_19651028_nostra-aetate_en.html Nostra aetate] stated that the teachings of other religions differs in many aspects from Christianity but ''"nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men."''</ref> in other religions, such as the belief in one God, the idea of syncretism has to be rejected. For Christians Jesus Christ is the personated truth and the only way<ref>cf. John 14: ''{{web_verse|john|14|6}}''</ref>.
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