I understood Houghton M. to say that only God knows and it is God who judges us.
Nope...in post #133 Houghton M. says, and I quote, "The Catholic teaching is that those who KNOWINGLY reject the Catholic faith are damned."
The Bible (God's word) specifically states that the way to Heaven is: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father but by me." (John 14:6)- not by belonging to a specific church.