#12734 Can Salvation Happen Outside the Church? Peter and Paul - Karlo Broussard
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🗓️ 27 May 2026
⏱️ 55 minutes
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Summary
“Can salvation happen outside the Church?” This question opens a discussion on the Catholic understanding of salvation, addressing concerns from Protestants about Church teachings. Other topics include navigating a past as a Protestant while exploring Catholicism and the reasoning behind Paul’s letter to the Romans despite Peter’s presence in the city.
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Questions Covered:
- 02:23 – I have many protestants tell me that they would never become Catholic because the Church teaches salvation outside the Church.
- 11:38 – I became Protestant in 2021 and am now looking into Catholicism. How do I process my past life?
- 22:10 – If Peter was in Rome then why did Paul write the letter to the Romans?
- 34:57 – Do Christian who are hostile to the Catholic Church still have invincible ignorance?
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