[metmom]

Generally, works done out of a legal obligation, or for a reward in this life, e.g. social recogniton or salary -- do not contribute to salvation. That is waht St. Paul teaches in Romans and Galatians and that is what the Catholic Church teaches also.

That is absolutely NOT true.

The Catholic church has set up its own system of works to replace the Law Jesus died to fulfill and if you don't do them within the framework of the Catholic church, well, sucks to be you.

While those raised non-Catholic might be deluded into believing that because they don't know any better, those of us who have been raised Catholic DO know better. Catholicism is based on works start to finish and beyond.....

[annalex]

The Catholic church has set up its own system of works

We can read about them in Matthew 5-7 or Matthew 25:35-40.