A number of errors need to be corrected here:
- Firstly, “Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus” is not an “opinion” or a “sliding scale” teaching about which some Catholics can hold “conservative” views and others “liberal” ones.
The FACT is that
outside the Catholic Church (which is the only Church) there is no salvation. None. No qualifications, no hemming and hawing, no relativist heresies.
This is a dogmatic, infallible teaching of the Church found in Sacred Scripture, the teachings, both ex cathedra and universal ordinary of the popes, councils of the Church, catechisms, and anywhere else you would like to look.
- It is FALSE to say that one “need not be” a formal Catholic to be saved.
As the above link points out, baptism is necessary, absolutely necessary, for salvation (Cf. Jn 3:5). The above link also notes that “necessity” here does NOT mean “It’s probably a good idea to be baptized, but Our Lord is merciful and will save some unbaptized people anyway.” No. Baptism is necessary for salvation. That is the infallible teaching of Our Lord and of His Church.
- It is FALSE to state that “one’s best bet” to be saved is in the Church, but that salvation can somehow happen elsewhere.
- The teaching of the Church, to repeat, is infallible:
In short, the reprobate, as St. Leonard of Port Maurice reminds us, has chosen his own eternal separation from God. Mortal sin, to be mortal, is deliberate. A mortal sin is a heinous offense against God because it is a deliberate choice to offend Infinite Goodness.
As Pope Leo XII noted:
Outside of the Church there is no salvation. Period, fullstop.
As the above link points out, baptism is necessary, absolutely necessary, for salvation (Cf. Jn 3:5). The above link also notes that “necessity” here does NOT mean “It’s probably a good idea to be baptized, but Our Lord is merciful and will save some unbaptized people anyway.” No. Baptism is necessary for salvation. That is the infallible teaching of Our Lord and of His Church.
The thing is, you cant have it both ways. You cant keep changing your tune every time it suits your need to make your doctrine fit.
So, baptism is absolutely necessary for salvation?
Then how is it that the thief on the cross next to Jesus was told
that he would be with Jesus that day in paradise, did they take him down and baptise him when he was dead?
Now, I know that there will just have to be an exception here, right??
Thats the trouble with all of the man-made doctrines that come from the papacy. They are changed when they need to be changed. The word of God says that Jesus is the same yesterday,
today and forever. You cant just
The FACT is that outside the Catholic Church (which is the only Church) there is no salvation. None. No qualifications, no hemming and hawing, no relativist heresies.
This is a dogmatic, infallible teaching of the Church found in Sacred Scripture, the teachings, both ex cathedra and universal ordinary of the popes, councils of the Church, catechisms, and anywhere else you would like to look.
So, does this mean that the pope and the catholic church supercede the Holy Spirit inspired word of God?
The scripture tells us to let a bishop be the husband of one wife.
The catholic church says: “lets change that”
The scripture tells us that we should make for ouselves no graven
image.
The catholic church says: lets change that as well and have as many statues of peter and mary and anyone else that we want wherever we want them.
The scripture says to call no man father.
The catholic church says: we should ignore that and do what we want.
The list of sins against the Living God by the hand of the catholic church and the papacy is very very long.
The catholic church says that you must “do” many things in order to have salvation, sacraments, belonging to the catholic church,
and other good works.
The scripture says in the book of Ephesians:
2:8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9
not of works, lest anyone should boast.
There are so many lies. You can quote all of the councils of popes and bishops that you like, but the truth will always be the truth. Salvation is through faith in Christ alone and it is a gift of God.
The catholic church is a prophetic fulfillment and have become to many, what the pharisees and saducees were to those that were in the time of Christ.
I plead with you if you are catholic to hear my words, In Jesus Christ’s name, turn now and ask Him to reveal Himself to you.
Here is a verse that is very important if you are catholic.
Revelation 18:4
And I heard another voice from heaven saying, “Come out of her, my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues.
In Christ,
Chris