A possibility of being saved outside the Catholic Church, is not a real person saved without faith and the baptism of water. So it is not an objective exception to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus (EENS), a interpreted by the St. Benedict Center, New Hampshire.
When the Catechism of the Catholic Church states God is not limited to Sacraments, this is a hypothetical possibility and does not contradict the Catechism of the Catholic Church ( 1257) when it also states that the Church knows of no means to eternal beatitude other than the baptism of water.
When Lumen Gentium 14 refers to those who know about Jesus and the Church and do not enter are damned, this is a possibility known only to God. We cannot point out any any real cases in 1965-2021. So this possibility does not contradict Lumen Gentium 14 when it states all need faith and baptism for salvation.
Similarly when Ad Gentes 7 mentions those who could be saved in invincible ignorance through no fault of their own, this is a possibility known only to God. So it is not an objective exception to Ad Gentes 7 when it states all need faith and baptism for salvation.-Lionel Andrades
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