Catholics in the diocese of Manchester, USA in a survey could be asked four questions.It will show that theologically they hold the same understanding of extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS) as the St. Benedict Center(SBC) in the diocese.
The survey could ask them their names and surnames or their diocesan parish/ church and the following four questions.The questions could be more or less.It depends upon those who organise it. This is only a rough model to initiate the work.
1.Do we humans personally know any one saved outside the Catholic Church with the baptism of desire(BOD), baptism of blood(BOB) and invincible ignorance in 2019?
2.Do we personally know any one saved outside the Catholic Church i.e without Catholic faith and the baptism of water, with 'elements of sanctification and truth'(LG 8), 'imperfect communion with the Church'(UR 3), being people of goodwill (GS 22) etc, in 2019?
3.So do you think the St.Benedict Center in New Hampshire is correct in saying outside the Church there is no salvation?
4.Vatican Council II says all need faith and baptism for salvation ( and BOD, BOB and I.I are invisible and unknown), the Catechism of Pope Pius X says all need to be members of the Catholic Church for salvation and the Catechism of the Catholic Church(1994) says the Catholic Church is like the Ark of Noah in which all need to enter for salvation(CCC 845).Do you know any objective exception to these teaching in Vatican Council II and the Catechisms?
This could be part of an unofficial survey in Manchester and the results would be informative for the Catholic Church at large.-Lionel Andrades
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