18.28: Salvation - No Salvation Outside The Catholic Church (What It Actually Means)

Crossing the Jordan

In this episode we talk about the dogma that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church and how the Church Herself understands that. We cover why there is no salvation outside the Church - because there's no salvation outside of Jesus and the Church is His Body, the fullness of Him who fills all in all. We discuss how God has bound Himself to the sacraments, but is not bound by the sacraments. We discuss how those outside the membership of the Church may be saved, in imperfect union with Jesus and the Church, the anointing we see in non-Catholic circles. We also talk about being a formal member does not mean you are saved - you can be sacramentalized and go to hell. Jesus founded one Church, and it's there that we are united, and united in the truth. He never will put us in a place where we have to forsake one to obtain the other between truth and unity. God objectively wants every single person to be Catholic. Here are the series on the topics mentioned throughout: Baptism - Series 12 Eucharist - Series 10 and 11, and many Always More Wednesday episodes You can lose your salvation - Episode 18.17 Penance and Mortification - Episode 18.20 Conscience - 18.12 Pope and Authority - Series 6 and 7 and many Always More Wednesday episodes Books: Salvation What Every Catholic Should Know - https://www.amazon.com/Salvation-What-Every-Catholic-Should/dp/1733522182/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3DFPU5HYUDN57&keywords=salvation+what+every+catholic+should+know&qid=1584448774&s=books&sprefix=salvation+what+%2Caps%2C170&sr=1-1 s Drama of Salvation by Jimmy Akin - https://www.amazon.com/Drama-Salvation-Rescues-Delivers-Eternal/dp/1941663125/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1PMI0WA4M0MOY&keywords=the+drama+of+salvation+jimmy+akin&qid=1584448744&sprefix=drama+of+salvat%2Caps%2C162&sr=8-1 Church Father's: https://www.churchfathers.org/purgatory; https://www.churchfathers.org/reward-and-merit; https://www.churchfathers.org/salvation-outside-the-church Check out the podcast website here: https://sites.google.com/view/crossingthejordan/welcome. On the website you can find episodes/topics that you want to hear, find recommended resources to grow in your faith, submit questions/request, and/or subscribe to the podcast to receive emails with direct links to your preferred podcast platform. If you'd like to reach out for a prayer request, feel free to email me directly at [e-mail]. God bless you all abundantly! Available on iTunes, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Player FM, SoundCloud, Spotify, and Stitcher. Artwork by Yongsung Kim