For Catholics.?

Question

Are Non-Catholics destined for Hell?

Answer 1

Yes, if they have lived somewhere where they have heard of the Church and ignored it.

If they have grown up in a remote tribe or somewhere where the Catholic Church has never reached, no, because they can't help it.

Answer 2

Well according to Catholic Belief yes. Anyone who is not a Catholic or of certain Christian Faiths you are destined for hell unless you convert to one of these Faiths.

Yes it is harsh, but it is in their doctrine. I know from going to Catholic School for 9 years and being an Altar Boy for 4 years.

I'm no longer Catholic, I'm a Solitary Eclectic now so I'm not sure if their stance has changed since I left the Church in 1996, but I believe their stance is still the same.

It was one belief I had trouble accepting because I knew allot of good people from other Beliefs which were just as moral and kind including Pagans and Satanists which 95% of people Misunderstand.

Answer 3

No.

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states,

+ Non-Catholic Christians +

Furthermore, many elements of sanctification and of truth" are found outside the visible confines of the Catholic Church: "the written Word of God; the life of grace; faith, hope, and charity, with the other interior gifts of the Holy Spirit, as well as visible elements." Christ's Spirit uses these Churches and ecclesial communities as means of salvation, whose power derives from the fullness of grace and truth that Christ has entrusted to the Catholic Church. All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him.

+ Judaism +

The Jewish faith, unlike other non-Christian religions, is already a response to God's revelation in the Old Covenant. To the Jews "belong the sonship, the glory, the covenants, the giving of the law, the worship, and the promises; to them belong the patriarchs, and of their race, according to the flesh, is the Christ"; "for the gifts and the call of God are irrevocable.

+ Islam +

The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day.

+ Other non-Christian religions +

All nations form but one community. This is so because all stem from the one stock which God created to people the entire earth, and also because all share a common destiny, namely God. His providence, evident goodness, and saving designs extend to all against the day when the elect are gathered together in the holy city.

+ With love in Christ.

Answer 4

As a Catholic, I was told by a priest that if you never had the opportunity to become baptized or have anyone teach you about the Catholic Church, that God is forgiving and will judge you on the way you lived your life. That is why the Ten Commandments were given to us to follow and lead a good life.

Answer 5

Catholics now view Protestants as seperated brethren who have part of the truth (but not all of it).

I am an evangelical non-denominational Christian.

Cordially,
John

Answer 6

honestly, do you think non-catholics care if they are destined to hell or not?! do you think they believe in the concept of heaven and hell?

Answer 7

I was raised Catholic and was never taught that.I have,however ,been told by some evangelical Christains,that if I am not 'born again' I will never get to Heaven.
I currently practice no formal religion.

Answer 8

Isn't the the point of orgonized religion? To tell people they're going to hell and to make a decent living off the bible?

What ever happened to Un-Paid ministry?

We really screwed that up didn't we...

Answer 9

I am not Catholic... here are some of the official "Anathema's"
of Catholicism...

1. You are accursed by the Roman Catholic Church because you deny some of its main doctrines. The following are some of the curses lumped on your head ("anathema sit" means "let him be accursed"):

Baptism: "If anyone says that the Roman Church...does not have the true doctrine concerning the sacrament of baptism, anathema sit...If anyone says that baptism is ...not necessary for salvation, anathema sit (Council of Trent, Session 7).
Purgatory: If any one says, that, after the grace of Justification has been received, to every penitent sinner the guilt is remitted, and the debt of eternal punishment is blotted out in such wise, that there remains not any debt of temporal punishment to be discharged either in this world, or in the next in Purgatory, before the entrance to the kingdom of heaven can be opened to him; let him be anathema (Council of Trent, Session 6).
Papal infallibility: The Roman Pontiff... possesses...that infallibility which the divine Redeemer willed his Church to enjoy in defining doctrine concerning faith or morals. Therefore, such definitions of the Roman Pontiff are of themselves, and not by the consent of the Church, irreformable. So then, should anyone, which God forbid, have the temerity to reject this definition of ours: let him be anathema (First Vatican Council).
Transubstantiation: If anyone denies that in the sacrament of the most holy Eucharist the body and blood, together with the soul and divinity, of our lord Jesus Christ and, therefore, the whole Christ is truly, really and substantially contained, but says that he is in it only in a sign or figure...anathema sit (Council ofTrent, Session 12).
Sacrifice of the Mass: If anyone says that the sacrifice of the Mass is merely an offering of praise and thanksgiving, or that it is a simple commemoration of the sacrifice accomplished on the cross, but not a propitiatory sacrifice...offered for the living and the dead, for sins, punishments, satisfaction and other necessities, anathema sit (Council of Trent, Session 12).
Confession: If anyone denies that the sacramental confession was instituted, and is necessary for salvation, by divine Law; or says that the manner of confessing secretly to a priest alone, which the Catholic Church has always observed from the beginning and still observes, is at variance with the institution and command of Christ and is a human invention, anathema sit (Council of Trent, Session 14).
2. The Roman Catholic demands your mental submission to the teaching of the magisterium, whether you believe it or not.

While the assent of faith is not required, a religious submission of intellect and will is to be given to any doctrine which either the Supreme Pontiff or the College of Bishops, exercising their authentic Magisterium, declare upon a matter of faith or morals, even though they do not intend to proclaim that doctrine by definitive act. Christ's faithful are therefore to ensure that they avoid whatever does not accord with that doctrine (Canon Law, 752).
While not infallible in their teaching, [Catholic bishops] are the authentic instructors and teachers of the faith for Christ's faithful entrusted to their care. The faithful are bound to adhere, with a religious submission of mind, to this authentic Magisterium of their Bishops (Canon Law, 753).
3. As a Christian, you are called to walk according to the truth. If, by the grace of God, you know the truth of the Gospel and you are now trusting in Christ, your Lord and Saviour, it is only natural that you should turn away from every falsehood and embrace the doctrines of Christ. How can you remain in fellowship with a church that upholds so many doctrines that you know to be false? Why don't you seek and join a local Christian community where the Gospel is faithfully preached and obeyed?

Please ask yourself: Can I remain a member of a church that curses me? Can I consider myself a faithful Catholic since I disregard and disobey the magisterium's claim of supreme teaching authority? Can I conscientiously follow Him who is the Truth while living a lie?

Answer 10

We don't know what will happen to them before they die. They could repent at the last moment and be saved. This is not out of the relm of possibility. God 's mercy and justice are NEVER separate from each other, it is an integral part of each other. No one can know the mind of God, or what He will finally decide as out fate, until it happens.