If you do not have faith you cannot be saved. Who said otherwise?
YOUR church does.
It teaches that baptism removes sin and saves the individual. So the infant that is baptized at 1 month old, is considered saved even though that infant has no capacity to understand the gospel and exercise saving faith.
No faith is required on the part of that baby so the Catholic church ends up teaching that salvation can be forced on someone who doesn't even know what's going on and without their consent.