"So your view (not what I was taught at all) is that all non- Catholics are condemned to hell?"
I affirm what the Church teaches regarding salvation. The sentence you affirm above is NOT Church teaching. Church teaching, as De Fide, of the Faith, is "Outside the Church, there is no salvation."
There is hope for everyone up until the point of their death, to convert their hearts to God, ask for forgiveness of their sins, and correspond to the grace He gives them. If they are NOT saved, it will be their fault, not God's.
"Outside the Church, there is no salvation" does not equate to "all non-Catholics are condemned to hell."
There is hope for everyone up until the point of their death, to convert their hearts to God, ask for forgiveness of their sins, and correspond to the grace He gives them. If they are NOT saved, it will be their fault, not God's.
"Outside the Church, there is no salvation" does not equate to "all non-Catholics are condemned to hell."
Oh goody. That gels nicely with what I was taught and what i believe. It also gels nicely with what I said - which I believe someone here corrected me on, hence my confusion. I was not accusing you of condemning all Non-Cathyolics to hell. I WAS looking for a clarification from you on your views as that is the way I saw them being explained. Thanks.