Do Catholics believe all other Christians are damned to Hell?

Answer 1

Not at all. Catholics recognize non-Catholic Christians as brothers and sisters in Christ. In addition, "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"

Not only do catholics believe that non-Catholic Christians can go to Heaven, but God may save others as well. "Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience - those too may achieve eternal salvation"

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Answer 2

The Catechism of the Catholic Church states:

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

Christ's Spirit uses these Churches as a means of salvation.

All these blessings come from Christ and lead to him.

With love in Christ.

Answer 3

I am a Roman Catholic and if i believed anyone else who isnt a Catholic is going to hell simply because they aren't a Catholic.. then i am definitely not paying attention to what Jesus the Lord said.

Answer 4

No...at least I do'nt...and I can vouch for many other people I know who are also Catholics.

Officially (as in by the Vatican), no also...

As for other Christians thinking Catholics will go to hell or something like that...just ask around...

Answer 5

I haven't heard that before, but I have heard some born-again Christians say that Catholics will not get to heaven (stated by some Baptists and Pentecostal acquaintances.) Here is one church's view, attached.

Answer 6

The official position of the Roman Catholic (and, for that matter, the Orthodox Catholic) since Vatican II has essentially been that, although God prefers the R.C. church (since they see it as having been directly established by Jesus), "Nevertheless, many elements of sanctification and truth are found outside its visible confines." So, no.

Answer 7

--Is Catholic--

The document that you specifically want is DOMINUS IESUS. It will answer all of your question. It was written in 2000 by Ratzinger who is now Pope Benedict XVI.

The question is answered negatively by "Outside the Church There is No Salvation".
St. Cyprian of Alexandria, Origen, St. Jerome, St. Augustine — all affirmed that extra ecclesia nulla salus, that outside of the Church there is no salvation. The Fourth Lateran Council in 1215, Pope Boniface VIII, Benedict XIV, Pius IX and Pius XII all affirmed this teaching. Pius IX, with those before him, explicitly compared the Church to a second Noah’s ark, saying , “Outside the Apostolic Roman Church none can achieve salvation. This is the only ark of salvation. He who does not enter into it will perish in the flood.”

However in modern times there is a clarification that runs "Without the Church, there is no salvation". This can be found in Vatican II. People who say that this replaces the first are mistaken. They are both true statements and a part of the Catholic Faith. The first was never understood as “If you are not in this building, or worshiping as I do, you are not saved”. It is not specifically an exclusive statement. There are plenty of early Church writings that specifically state that non-Catholics are saved. The implicit (sometimes explicit) meaning is that they will be saved through the Church. Vatican 2 and forward make this implicit statment explicit.

What is important to understand is that you need to know the meaning of

1. What does it mean to be "Church"?
2. What does it mean to be "outside" as opposed to "inside" the Church?
3. What does it mean to be "without" as opposed to "with" the Church?

These are complex and deep questions so don't assume that they mean what you think they mean. There is not enough space to answer those questions but contact me if you want to know more.

The Official Teachings on Protestants are
1.) Due to the length of time and evolution of Protestantism, Protestant theology and Protestant groups are heretical but individuals should not be automaticaly labled heretics.
2.) Protestant groups are not Churches as they do not have valid episcopates (they don't have real priests).
3.) Protestantism contains aspects of truth
4.) Any salvific atributes in Protestantism stems from the Catholic Church as a result of that groups affinity with the truth, but these atributes do not originate from within the Protestant group.
5.) All activity of the Holy Spirit in Protestant groups calls Protestants to the Church to complete their baptismal promises. The Holy Spirit does not work against the Church, but calls all people to communion in the Church.

Walking in the fullness of Christ: This is a requirement for Catholics as well. If one walks away from Christ, they walk towards hell.

HOW DO NON-CATHOLIC GET TO HEAVEN?

If you go and read all of Dominus Iesus, this is how it works out:

1. If a person is saved, they are saved through Christ, period.
2. A person who does not know Christ, the Son of God, still has the capacity to know the Word which works through all things and is the cause of goodness in all things (basic Catholic metaphysics). If they follow what they know of the Word, then salvation is a possibility for them....(however a "might be" or "may be" is not a "will be" just as Catholics do not have certitude (will be) for salvation but rather confidence)
3. Ignorance of Christ/the Word does not save, but it also does not damn. Rejection and disobedience of Christ/the Word is what damns.
4. Salvation requires us to co-operate with God. As the ancient saying goes "God who created you without you will not save you without you."
5. The more one knows God and follows His will, the easier it is to co-operate with grace and walk along the path to salvation. The less, the harder it is.
6. Only Jesus and His Church over the path to salvation. Other religions, other "gods" have no power at all to save, except for that which stems and flows from their correspondence to the Word and the Church.

The above, that Christ is the only path to salvation, but those who do not know Jesus the Christ may still be saved, but it will be through their knowledge of the Word not their religions.

Answer 8

No religion on earth will condemn others while hailing their wards as superior. But the texts are interpreted to make the others believe like you have been.

Answer 9

Catholics can't care less for other groups, they don't force their believes on other religions

Answer 10

Catholics are Christians, Simple as that so ,would I hate my self"? more then my self ?