[verga]

When was the thief on the cross baptized?

It is called the "Baptism of desire.

http://www.catholicapologetics.info/modernproblems/currenterrors/bapdesire.htm

[Salvation]

The Early Church Fathers on Salvation Outside the Church [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]

[Salvation]

Catholic Biblical Apologetics:Being Catholic & Christian:Faith and Salvation-Authoriative
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Salvation: A Biblical Portrait
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: Salvation: "Being Saved"
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: The Catholic Response to "Are You Saved?"
Catholic Biblical Apologetics: The Knowledge of Salvation
The Early Church Fathers on Salvation Outside the Church [Catholic/Orthodox Caucus]