Correct. What it "does" say is that "outside the Church (the Body of Christ)" there is no salvation.
I think the hypothetical case offered explains it well....a "not a Catholic" person dies. Said individual has done his or her best to "be a good person" during life. At death, Christ reveals THE TRUTH, and basically says "are you with me or against me".
Answer = yes......from that point, the soul "is" inside the Church, and thus saved, though probably will require a stint in Purgatory. Answer = no...go to Hell, go straight to hell, do not pass "GO".
Remember..."the Church" has three parts...the "Church on earth" (you and me), the "Church suffering" (souls saved but requiring purification in Purgatory), and the "Church Triumphant" (purified souls in Heaven).
The argument is not what is the interpretation of the Church position, but unless i admit that the Church is judgmental, ignorant and deserving of scorn the conversation will be open
My side of the argument is the request to have a direct quote stating the assertion that unless one is a Catholic (while alive, obviously), one cannot be saved
I guess i appreciate your attempt to assist, but ido not read theological arguments from a source whose credentials are not bona fide
Your argument will not win over those who are now invested in this debate, as you could see
They cannotproduce the sentence and i am not wasting effort trying to convice them
Yhe job is for they, who made the assertion, to simply produce the evidence
They cannot. So i am done with the debate
They’ll come up like the black knight its only a flesh wound but tgey will not win
But they will not read interpreted catholic interpretation
They spend much of tgeir lives arguing falsehoods catholics are not going to come out ahead in that activity