I see that tune is still being played....and unfortunately many do believe that being Baptized saves them....but what one might 'believe' and what 'the truth' of the matter is can be very different then one desires it to be.
Heck, I remember a 65 yr. old Methodist woman who believed her whole life that her infant Baptism was sufficient...only to attend a Baptismal class and determine God wanted her to Baptized as an adult through submersion.
Her testimony was riveting as she explained how God moved her heart on this matter. Stunningly.. a year later she went on to become a missionary with Wycliffe.
I suppose for a Catholic to change their opinion it would require God move their heart and mind likewise and they be receptive to His will on the matter. Hard for that to happen when they are stuck in so many traditions and rituals otherwise.
“many do believe that being Baptized saves them...”
It’s in the bible that being saved requires baptism -
1 St. Peter Chapter 4 Verse 21
Whereunto baptism, being of the like form, now saveth you also:
There are other verses that make it clear baptism is necessary for salvation.
Anecdotal evidence is rather weak evidence of a position.
“...what one might ‘believe’ and what the ‘truth’ of the matter is can be very different than one desires it to be...”
So true - and without the bible to back up a position, the truth is merely an opinion. God’s Word:
Acts 22:16
Rise up and be baptized and wash away thy sins, invoking his name.