If this is the case, then mortal sins cannot cause one to lose their salvation.
You left off: "
even if sin prevents Baptism from bearing the fruits of salvation."
That is correct. If mortal sins are sacramentally confessed, with a firm resolution to sin no more, and absolution is given, there is still a chance of salvation.
St Paul participated in the murder of the martyr St. Stephen, but Paul himself is now a saint.