Protestant saved through the Church

[JD27076]

This night while I was my Parish at Catechism classes, my Pastor was talking about Protestants and how they are saved through the Catholic Church. They are imperfect Catholics. What if a Protestant, denies the (Catholic)Church. Would he then go to heaven or not?

EXP. I am a Protestant who hates the Catholic Church so much and would never have anything to do with it, etc… Just asking…

I do know that if a Catholic leaves the Church for whatever reason, he does not enter the kingdom unless he reunites with Mary (Hebrews 6:4 and Sacred Tradition)

 

[JD27076]

Sorry, I do NOT hate the Catholic Church…that was meant for an example of a protestant denying the Catholic Church. Sorry

 

[Ignatius]

You are overthinking it. It’s very simple really; anyone who is saved, is saved through Jesus Christ and His Church. Protestants will agree that we are saved only through Jesus Christ, what they are mission is that Jesus cannot be separated from His Church.

 

[surritter]

It all depends on what that Protestant’s perception of the Church is. If he hates the truth about the Catholic Church, then he’ll have a very hard chance at salvation (I phrase it this way because we don’t know who is saved or not, other than canonized saints).

On the other hand, if he hates certain things that he wrongly believes the Church to teach, then he might certainly be saved.

 

[William_Pitts]

There are many people who have been taught by their protestant church that the Catholic Church is evil. Catholic beliefs have been distorted and presented so that it would be impossible for them to see the Church in a positive light. These people love the Lord Jesus and are sincerely trying to do God’s will. Our mission in such cases is to help people that what they believe about the Church is not what the Church teaches or believes.

Another thing we need to do is actually live in a manner that demonstrates The Gospel to all who see and know us. Know your faith and live your faith. And answer questions when you are asked.

God bless you on your journey.

 

[Michael_Francis]

This night while I was my Parish at Catechism classes, my Pastor was talking about Protestants and how they are saved through the Catholic Church. They are imperfect Catholics. What if a Protestant, denies the (Catholic)Church. Would he then go to heaven or not?

Would depend upon if he had been correctly taught about it and then knowing decided against it. Ultimately none of us can know another’s final end.

EXP. I am a Protestant who hates the Catholic Church so much and would never have anything to do with it, etc… Just asking…

As stated above, it depends…

I do know that if a Catholic leaves the Church for whatever reason, he does not enter the kingdom unless he reunites with Mary (Hebrews 6:4 and Sacred Tradition)

I don’t see where you get that from this passage in Hebrews because it reads as follows. It says nothing at all about Mary.
Hebrews 6;4] For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5] and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6] if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt. 7] For land which has drunk the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8] But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.

From the catechism.

**Who belongs to the Catholic Church? **
836 "All men are called to this catholic unity of the People of God. . . . And to it, in different ways, belong or are ordered: the Catholic faithful, others who believe in Christ, and finally all mankind, called by God’s grace to salvation."320
837 "Fully incorporated into the society of the Church are those who, possessing the Spirit of Christ, accept all the means of salvation given to the Church together with her entire organization, and who - by the bonds constituted by the profession of faith, the sacraments, ecclesiastical government, and communion - are joined in the visible structure of the Church of Christ, who rules her through the Supreme Pontiff and the bishops. Even though incorporated into the Church, one who does not however persevere in charity is not saved. He remains indeed in the bosom of the Church, but ‘in body’ not ‘in heart.’"321
838 "The Church knows that she is joined in many ways to the baptized who are honored by the name of Christian, but do not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter."322 Those "who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church."323 With the Orthodox Churches, this communion is so profound "that it lacks little to attain the fullness that would permit a common celebration of the Lord’s Eucharist."324

 

[Black_Knight]

This night while I was my Parish at Catechism classes, my Pastor was talking about Protestants and how they are saved through the Catholic Church. They are imperfect Catholics. What if a Protestant, denies the (Catholic)Church. Would he then go to heaven or not?

Would depend upon if he had been correctly taught about it and then knowing decided against it. Ultimately none of us can know another’s final end.

EXP. I am a Protestant who hates the Catholic Church so much and would never have anything to do with it, etc… Just asking…

As stated above, it depends…

I do know that if a Catholic leaves the Church for whatever reason, he does not enter the kingdom unless he reunites with Mary (Hebrews 6:4 and Sacred Tradition)

I don’t see where you get that from this passage in Hebrews because it reads as follows.It says nothing at all about Mary.
Hebrews 6;4] For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, and have become partakers of the Holy Spirit, 5] and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, 6] if they then commit apostasy, since they crucify the Son of God on their own account and hold him up to contempt. 7] For land which has drunk the rain that often falls upon it, and brings forth vegetation useful to those for whose sake it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. 8] But if it bears thorns and thistles, it is worthless and near to being cursed; its end is to be burned.

From the catechism.

**Who belongs to the Catholic Church? **
836 "All men are called to this catholic unity of the People of God. . . . And to it, in different ways, belong or are ordered: the Catholic faithful, others who believe in Christ, and finally all mankind, called by God’s grace to salvation."320
837 "Fully incorporated into the society of the Church are those who, possessing the Spirit of Christ, accept all the means of salvation given to the Church together with her entire organization, and who - by the bonds constituted by the profession of faith, the sacraments, ecclesiastical government, and communion - are joined in the visible structure of the Church of Christ, who rules her through the Supreme Pontiff and the bishops. Even though incorporated into the Church, one who does not however persevere in charity is not saved. He remains indeed in the bosom of the Church, but ‘in body’ not ‘in heart.’"321
838 "The Church knows that she is joined in many ways to the baptized who are honored by the name of Christian, but do not profess the Catholic faith in its entirety or have not preserved unity or communion under the successor of Peter."322 Those "who believe in Christ and have been properly baptized are put in a certain, although imperfect, communion with the Catholic Church."323 With the Orthodox Churches, this communion is so profound "that it lacks little to attain the fullness that would permit a common celebration of the Lord’s Eucharist."324