[Salvation]

I can see that the many rities of the Catholic Church of which the Latin Rite (what you might call RCC or Roman Catholic) are not in your pool of knowledge. These links will help. Please check them out so that this error is not made again.

BTW, when you use the moniker Roman Catholic or RCC it is an automatic note to us that the true knowledge of the Catholic Church is not known. Please do look at these links:

The Rites of the Catholic Church [Catholic Caucus]
One and Many Churches (origins of the Church)
THE RITES OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH -- There are many!
(Cardinal) Newman on Rites and Ceremonies

[kosciusko51]

I'm not sure how the rites affect the fact that "catholic" and "Roman catholic" mean two different things. By the Apostle's Creed, I affirm the "catholic" or "universal" church, the church of all believers both living and dead. But I don't submit to the specious argument that the head of Christendom ended up in Rome. The last anyone saw of the Head of Christendom, he was ascending in the clouds.

And we, as Christians, are a "kingdom of priests" and are "saints", without need of an advocate, save for one, Christ Jesus himself, who makes daily intercession for His chosen. I need no man as mediator, as the Jews did, since the blood of bulls and goats merely covered the sin, but not removed it. But Christ, having offered one sacrifice for sins for all time, SAT DOWN AT THE RIGHT HAND OF GOD, ... For by one offering He has perfected for all time those who are sanctified.

And the Holy Spirit also testifies to us; for after saying, "THIS IS THE COVENANT THAT I WILL MAKE WITH THEM AFTER THOSE DAYS, SAYS THE LORD: I WILL PUT MY LAWS UPON THEIR HEART, AND ON THEIR MIND I WILL WRITE THEM," He then says, "AND THEIR SINS AND THEIR LAWLESS DEEDS I WILL REMEMBER NO MORE." Now where there is forgiveness of these things, there is no longer any offering for sin.