[Centurion2000]

Why does the Catholic Church teach that there is "no salvation outside the Church"?

Because they are wrong. I have a Bible and a brain and my faith. That any church would try to tell me I need THEM to intercede for my soul is pretty damned offensive.

[Petronski]

That any church would try to tell me I need THEM to intercede for my soul is pretty damned offensive.

I'm guessing you didn't read the article.

[bdeaner]

I think you are jumping the gun a bit. Did you read the article, other than the first line?

Here is a short excerpt:

When the Church infallibly teaches extra ecclesiam, nulla salus [no salvation outside of the church], it does not say that non-Catholics cannot be saved. In fact, it affirms the contrary. The purpose of the teaching is to tell us how Jesus Christ makes salvation available to all human beings.

When you say the Catholic Church is "wrong," do you mean the above statement is wrong? Because that is the central point of the article. Please read the article before jumping to conclusions. You might be surprised at what you read.

God bless.

[Dr. Eckleburg]

And before they try to tell you the article doesn't say what it most obviously says, check this out...

CATHOLIC CHURCH ONLY TRUE CHURCH, VATICAN SAYS

The Vatican issued a document Tuesday restating its belief that the Catholic Church is the only true church of Jesus Christ.

The 16-page document was prepared by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a doctrinal watchdog that Pope Benedict used to head...

The document adds that Protestant denominations — called Christian Communities born out of the Reformation — are not true churches, but ecclesial communities...

I'm probably too late, however. They always tell us what we're reading isn't what the printed word says.