Is this any surprise to anyone? The Catholic Church has always viewed itself as the ONE true church and historically before the Reformation had a view of groups of countries ruled over by the Holy Roman Empire. Sir Thomas More, a saint of the Church, wrote Utopia about this issue.
They have a schism within their own theology these days. If they believe salvation can take part outside the Catholic Church, then they are really saying they are not the ONE true church. Really, for what practical purpose is the Eucharist? If they say salvation and grace is given ONLY through the Catholic Church, then they do wish to become the Holy Roman Church. God's grace is truly given through the Eucharist dispense by the Church. They are really at odds with their own Canon 1 from the Fourth Laterin Council of 1215.
There is one Universal Church of the faithful, outside of which there is absolutely no salvation. In which there is the same priest and sacrifice, Jesus Christ, whose body and blood are truly contained in the sacrament of the altar under the forms of bread and wine; the bread being changed (transsubstantiatio) by divine power into the body, and the wine into the blood, so that to realize the mystery of unity we may receive of Him what He has received of us. And this sacrament no one can effect except the priest who has been duly ordained in accordance with the keys of the Church, which Jesus Christ Himself gave to the Apostles and their successors. But the sacrament of baptism, which by the invocation of each Person of the Trinity, namely of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, is effected in water, duly conferred on children and adults in the form prescribed by the Church by anyone whatsoever, leads to salvation. And should anyone after the reception of baptism have fallen into sin, by true repentance he can always be restored. Not only virgins and those practicing chastity, but also those united in marriage, through the right faith and through works pleasing to God, can merit eternal salvation.
Part of Canon 1 of the Fourth Lateran Council of 1215
You can't say you are dispensing God's grace through the Eucharist and still believe there are other means of salvation. You're either the ONE true Holy Church despensing God's grace or you're not. Their doctrine and logic is flawed IMO.