Do catholics believe only catholics can get to heaven?

[pk1776]

please help. if person in china who never knows Jesus dies, do Catholics believe they can not enter heaven?

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

pk1776,

The following links should assist you in better understanding the Catholic Church’s teaching on salvation for non-Catholics. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.**

Recommended Reading: **

• [Salvation (http://www.catholic.com/library/salvation.asp) from the Catholic Answers Library
• *[*Extra ecclesiam nulla salus ** (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=2802)
• [**Salvation Outside of the Church ** (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=143)
• [**What is invincible ignorance? ** (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=48661)