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On December 6 another version of the text was presented to Father Dupuis. "I was requested this time to sign the text as it was sent to me, without any further discussion," he said, adding that one of the eight points of the new text declared that "it is contrary to the Catholic faith to consider the different religions of the world as ways of salvation complementary to the church."

The text also states: "By signing the text, Father Dupuis committed himself to assent to the stated theses and, in his future theological activity and publications, to hold the doctrinal contents indicated in the Notification, the text of which must be included in any reprinting or further editions of his book, as well as in all translations."

Dupuis said that the aim of the "Notification" was to make an example of him for various Catholic theologians from India who accepted the key role of Christ but also insisted on the positive aspects of non-Christian faiths.

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Read a paper Dupuis delivered in 1990 on "Is Jesus Christ the one and universal Saviour?"

Other media coverage of the Dupuis controversy includes:

Vatican Rebukes a Theologian, but He Says He Can Work On — The New York Times

Vatican Reins in Jesuit Theologian — Associated Press (Feb. 28, 2001)

Vatican Has 'Difficulties' With Jesuit's Book on Pluralism — Los Angeles Times (Feb. 27, 2001)

The Vatican denies book by Jesuit theologian — The Boston Globe (Feb. 27, 2001)

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