The Catechism of the Catholic Church says all need to enter the Catholic Church with 'faith and baptism' and one ' enters as through a door.' The sub title in the Catechism is, "Outside the Church there is no salvation" . It is in the Church that 'men enter' for salvation (1)
Recently Pope Francis said that one cannot find Jesus outside of the Catholic Church. He is in accord with the Second Vatican Council (AG 7) which says all need faith and baptism for salvation. All. The Catechism does not say that we know of any exception or that there are exceptions. The Catechism says all.Without exception.
In 2013 we do not know anyone who does not need to enter the Catholic Church for salvation (to avoid hell). We do not know the name of anyone who has received salvation outside of the Catholic Church.
We do not know ' who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it ... ' (AG 7), who have had 'the Gospel preached to them' (AG 7) and ' those inculpably ignorant of the Gospel ' (AG 7). These cases are known only to God. They are possibilities but not exceptions 'to all must be converted to Him, made known by the Church's preaching, and all must be incorporated into Him by baptism and into the Church which is His body' (AG 7).
The Catechism say all need to enter the Catholic Church with 'faith and baptism', they need to enter the Church 'as through a door'.They need to enter the Church with visible Catholic faith and visible baptism of water.
'all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body' is not in conflict with ' men enter through Baptism as through a door' or ' the necessity of faith and Baptism' (AG 7).It is not in conflict with 'the necessity of the Church' in which all need to convert.(Cantate Domino, Council of Florence 1441, Extra Ecclesia Nulla Salus).It is not in conflict with the thrice defined dogma on salvation.
All Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and people of other religions need to enter the Catholic Church to go to Heaven. All Protestants and Orthodox Christians need Catholic Faith for salvation.(AG 7, CCC 846)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms the traditional theology of salvation.So does the Second Vatican Council.(AG 7).-Lionel Andrades
1.
"Outside the Church there is no salvation"
846 How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers?335 Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:
Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.336
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p3.htm
In 2013 we do not know anyone who does not need to enter the Catholic Church for salvation (to avoid hell). We do not know the name of anyone who has received salvation outside of the Catholic Church.
We do not know ' who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it ... ' (AG 7), who have had 'the Gospel preached to them' (AG 7) and ' those inculpably ignorant of the Gospel ' (AG 7). These cases are known only to God. They are possibilities but not exceptions 'to all must be converted to Him, made known by the Church's preaching, and all must be incorporated into Him by baptism and into the Church which is His body' (AG 7).
The Catechism say all need to enter the Catholic Church with 'faith and baptism', they need to enter the Church 'as through a door'.They need to enter the Church with visible Catholic faith and visible baptism of water.
'all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body' is not in conflict with ' men enter through Baptism as through a door' or ' the necessity of faith and Baptism' (AG 7).It is not in conflict with 'the necessity of the Church' in which all need to convert.(Cantate Domino, Council of Florence 1441, Extra Ecclesia Nulla Salus).It is not in conflict with the thrice defined dogma on salvation.
All Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus and people of other religions need to enter the Catholic Church to go to Heaven. All Protestants and Orthodox Christians need Catholic Faith for salvation.(AG 7, CCC 846)
The Catechism of the Catholic Church affirms the traditional theology of salvation.So does the Second Vatican Council.(AG 7).-Lionel Andrades
1.
"Outside the Church there is no salvation"
846 How are we to understand this affirmation, often repeated by the Church Fathers?335 Re-formulated positively, it means that all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is his Body:
Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it.336
http://www.scborromeo.org/ccc/p123a9p3.htm
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