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Contrary to what many believe, non-Christians cannot be saved.

Pope St. Pius X, Acerbo Nimis (# 2), April 15, 1905:
“And so Our Predecessor, Benedict XIV, had just cause to write: ‘We
declare that a great number of those who ARE condemned to eternal
punishment suffer that everlasting calamity because of ignorance of those
mysteries of faith which must be known and believed in order to be
numbered among the elect.’”
 
aquinasg said:
Contrary to what many believe, non-Christians cannot be saved.

Pope St. Pius X, Acerbo Nimis (# 2), April 15, 1905:
“And so Our Predecessor, Benedict XIV, had just cause to write: ‘We
declare that a great number of those who ARE condemned to eternal
punishment suffer that everlasting calamity because of ignorance of those
mysteries of faith which must be known and believed in order to be
numbered among the elect.’”
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I’m not in communion with the Bishop of Rome, but here is what the Catholic Catechism says:
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:
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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
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847 This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:
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**Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.**337
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848 "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men."338
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I also don’t know, frankly, if that contradicts the quote you provided, or simply develops it, as the Catechism says, in a positive way.

Jon
 
They may be saved, but only if they convert to Christianity before they die. Its like St Paul saying that fornicators cannot enter heaven. Its conditional, that is, unless they change. Its merely the reverse of this in the Catechism
 
Pope Benedict XIV, Cum Religiosi (# 4):
“… confessors should perform this part of their duty whenever anyone stands at their tribunal who does not know what he must by necessity of means know to be saved…”
 
aquinasg said:
They may be saved, but only if they convert to Christianity before they die. Its like St Paul saying that fornicators cannot enter heaven. Its conditional, that is, unless they change. Its merely the reverse of this in the Catechism
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That’s not what it seems to say, but I’ll let Catholics agree with or dispute your claims.
Regardless, welcome to CAF. 🙂

Jon
 
well I have read OP’s quote four times (thanks for the link–not) and I don’t see where it says each and every individual who is ignorant of the mysteries of faith, no matter what the reason, is condemned to hell. A great number is not everyone.
 
so you’re saying that the Holocaust victims are in Hell? Anne Frank is in Hell? Just because they didn’t believe in Christ?
 
puzzleannie , it doesn’t say a great majority of non-Christians, but a great majority of the damned. And notice the “necessity of means” part.
 
Pope Benedict XIV, Cum Religiosi (# 4):
“… confessors should perform this part of their duty whenever anyone stands at their tribunal who does not know what he must by necessity of means know to be saved…”
 
When I consider that all non-Christian children who die young must have commited mortal sins, it makes me almost doubt my faith
 
If you read the quote in it’s context you can see that this applies to people who claim to be Catholic and don’t know, believe, or care about what is taught out of their own choice.
 
Well, then again, Thomas Aquinas says that angels could insruct them in the essentials of the faith as they die
 
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When I consider that all non-Christian children who die young must have commited mortal sins, it makes me almost doubt my faith
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What makes you think that non-Christian children who die young have commited mortal sins?

Don’t doubt your faith, instead, read the Catechism of the Catholic Church to understand it.
 
Heuchler, I guess that’s a possible reading of it. But what about Pope Benedict XIV in Cum Religiosi??
 
aquinasg said:
Contrary to what many believe, non-Christians cannot be saved.

Pope St. Pius X, Acerbo Nimis (# 2), April 15, 1905:
“And so Our Predecessor, Benedict XIV, had just cause to write: ‘We
declare that a great number of those who ARE condemned to eternal
punishment suffer that everlasting calamity because of ignorance of those
mysteries of faith which must be known and believed in order to be
numbered among the elect.’”
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This quote must be understood in light of the entire teaching of the Catholic Church. The Catechism of the Catholic Church reads:

“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

847 **This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church:

Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation.**337

848 "Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is impossible to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men."338 I put the bold on the text.

It’s so important to read and understand the teachings of the Catechism of the Catholic Church so that quotes are not misunderstood or misinterpreted.
 
848 “Although in ways known to himself God can lead those who, through no fault of their own, are ignorant of the Gospel, to that faith without which it is IMPOSSIBLE to please him, the Church still has the obligation and also the sacred right to evangelize all men.”
 
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