If implicit desire results in only justification or also salvation - so what? It does not contradict the literal interpretation of the dogma either way

Often it is said that Fr.Leonard Feeney in The Bread of Life said implicit desire can only result in justification and not salvation. For salvation one needs the baptism of water.

I do not know to which false argument of his time among the liberals was he responding to or what was the context.

However it’s clear for me that implicit desire is always implicit for us. So whether it results in justification or salvation is in a sense irrelevant to his literal interpretation of the dogma. Implicit desire is not an explicit exception to the traditional teaching on exclusive salvation being there in only the Catholic Church and that all need to convert into this Church to avoid Hell.

Since implicit desire is a possibility and not a known reality on earth, everyone still needs to convert into the Church for salvation and there are no known exceptions.

So if someone mentions that implicit desire/baptism of desire must include the baptism of water I would say, fine. It does not contradict the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus and the traditional interpretation of the dogma- either way - as justification or salvation.

If Fr.Leonard Feeney upheld the baptism of desire since it only provides justification it is irrelevant to the literal interpretation of the dogma. If the Society of St. Pius X and the liberals say that the Letter of the Holy Office 1949 criticized Fr. Leonard Feeney for rejecting the baptism of desire and condemned him, then they are saying that the Letter of the Holy Office made an objective mistake. Since implicit desire/baptism of desire is not an exception to the centuries old interpretation of the dogma. There is no known case of implicit desire providing justification or salvation.

So if someone argues that implicit desire must include the baptism of water and others say it does not, it is irrelevant to the literal interpretation of the dogma outside the church no salvation.Everyone with no known exception needs the baptism of water for salvation.

Every adult needs the baptism of water and Catholic Faith for salvation.(AG 7, Vatican Council II).Everyone needs to convert into the Church to avoid the fires of Hell.(Cantate Domino, Council of Florence 1441 etc).-Lionel Andrades