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The vast majority of the people to have ever lived in the world have never even heard the name of Christ Jesus.

I have a problem with the vast majority of humanity who have never heard God’s word being condemned for eternity. Surely a God of love would not do that. Are they then doomed, through no fault of their own to eternal damnation? I

First, doctrine is never to be simply based upon what you think a "God of love" would do or not do.

Second, no one is damned for what they are not culpable and guilty of, but are condemned for choosing to sin, contrary to the light they had, and in in accordance with the grace given them, and with those who were blessed with more, being the more accountable.

If they never hear and cast all their faith upon the mercy of god in Christ, then they will die in their sins and be sentenced according to what they did know, and to sin against the innate essence of the Law, is to sin against Christ, "the true Light, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world. "(John 1:9)

You may argue that it is not fair that some are condemned despite not having explicitly heard the gospel, but God owes grace to no man, while those who obey the light they had will be given more light, leading to Christ, which is what Cornelius realized, and who was lost until he believed. (Acts 11:14)

And those who rejected the gospel will received "greater damnation.

But we are sure that the judgment of God is according to truth against them which commit such things. (Romans 2:2)

For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: (Romans 1:20)

For when the Gentiles, which have not the law, do by nature the things contained in the law, these, having not the law, are a law unto themselves: (Romans 2:14)

And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more. (Luke 12:47-48)

Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon, which have been done in you, they had a great while ago repented, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. But it shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment, than for you. (Luke 10:13-14)

f they are damned am I to be punished for not telling those in my lifetime who I could have reached?

If you have become born again, which few Catholics and mainline Prots have, then we will be chastened for not warning the wicked as Christ (whom we are to follow) and the apostles did, and calling them to repentant faith.

When I say unto the wicked, O wicked man, thou shalt surely die; if thou dost not speak to warn the wicked from his way, that wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Nevertheless, if thou warn the wicked of his way to turn from it; if he do not turn from his way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. (Ezekiel 33:8-9)

Wherefore I take you to record this day, that I am pure from the blood of all men. For I have not shunned to declare unto you all the counsel of God. (Acts 20:26-27)

And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ. And when they opposed themselves, and blasphemed, he shook his raiment, and said unto them, Your blood be upon your own heads; I am clean: from henceforth I will go unto the Gentiles. (Acts 18:5-6)

And as he reasoned of righteousness, temperance, and judgment to come, Felix trembled, and answered, Go thy way for this time; when I have a convenient season, I will call for thee. (Acts 24:25)

Because we are all sinners and because Christ took all the punishment for our sins we have the potential of being saved,

The Roman and other Catholic churches have a solution for this which has been around well over a thousand years, Purgatory. Peter the Apostle said Christ went to the spirit world, some would say Purgatory, to preach to the spirits of those where there and as the disobedient as in the days of Noah.

You doctrine is false and your statement is contradictory. See here on RC EOs tend to reject RC Purgatory) as Gopd gives grace.

Christ took all the punishment for our sins then there would be no need to make expiation for them in Purgatory, which is one reason given for it, with the delusion that one attains perfection of character therein being the other.

Moreover, RC doctrine on Purgatory holds that it is for the saved, not such souls who were under damnation and thus slain in the days of Noah,

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