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"Any Protestant (or other non-Catholic Christian) who is baptized (even as a Lutheran, Baptist or whatever), has received the Sacrament by which a person becomes a Member of the Body of Christ, and is therefore a Catholic in the Sacramental sense.

A person becomes a member of the Body of Christ when the SPIRIT baptizes him into that body, and not when he gets wet. The SPIRIT baptizes every believer into the Body at the moment of saving faith.

As such, water baptism does not save, but is the first act of obedience after being saved. It is not a sacrament that saves nor places one into the Body.

"I do know that most Protestants are technically eligible to receive the other Sacraments, (e.g. my baptized-Baptist husband, marrying me, received the Catholic Sacrament of Matrimony).

Marriage is not a sacrament. Sorry.

"In an extreme situation, Protestant in danger of death could receive he Sacrament of Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, probably all the prayers and sacraments for the Dying. You hear about this happening in situations of war, epidemic and natural disaster.

None of which saves.

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Well, sez you. Bu you still get the extra deluxe feature of becoming a Catholic in the incipient sense, automatically, and having your baptism considered a sacrament, at no extra cost, smells and bells optional. It's kinda like getting married. You automatically acquire bunch of inlaws, cousins and kin as "family" whether you actually wanted them or not. It's a package deal. We're family now, aMPU. We're stuck!

Luke 8:21 King James Bible
And he answered and said unto them, My mother and my brethren are these which hear the word of God, and do it.

"In an extreme situation, Protestant in danger of death could receive he Sacrament of Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, probably all the prayers and sacraments for the Dying. You hear about this happening in situations of war, epidemic and natural disaster.