Is There Salvation Outside the Catholic Church? (Special Podcast Highlight)
The Patrick Madrid Show
Relevant Radio
4.8 • 590 Ratings
🗓️ 6 September 2023
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
Does a follower of Jesus have to be Catholic in order to be granted salvation? Patrick Madrid is here to give you clarity.
Jane from Chicago expresses her belief that people from other churches and faiths who prioritize Jesus should not be excluded from salvation. Patrick Madrid responds by explaining the Catholic Church's teaching on salvation.
He emphasizes that salvation is found in the Church which Jesus Christ founded and that Vatican II emphasized this point. He also mentions that Jesus warned that some who claim to follow Him may be shocked to find out they are not true followers. Patrick Madrid highlights that it is not for humans to decide who will be saved, as only God knows that.
Regarding those who genuinely seek God but may not know about the Catholic Church, Patrick Madrid explains that the Church believes in the possibility of salvation for them as well, through God's mercy. He mentions the importance of repentance, baptism, entering the Church, and receiving the sacraments, emphasizing Jesus' words about the Eucharist.
To support his argument, Patrick Madrid reads a section from Vatican II's document "Lumen Gentium," which reaffirms the Church's teaching that it is necessary for salvation, as Christ is the one mediator and unique way to salvation. However, he acknowledges that God's mercy is not fully understood, and we must continue to share the good news while praying for those who may not enter the Church for various reasons.
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| 0:00.0 | 88-914-914-914. Let's go to Jane in Chicago. Hi, Jane. |
| 0:09.0 | Hi, Patrick. I'm responding about salvation outside the church. |
| 0:14.0 | Yeah. |
| 0:15.0 | I clearly know that it's about salvation through him. I know that. That's not my point. |
| 0:19.0 | But my point is other people and |
| 0:22.6 | other churches and other faiths, as long as they put him first, that they wouldn't be excluded. |
| 0:27.9 | You see what I'm saying? |
| 0:29.3 | The church teaches that there is only salvation in the Catholic Church because there's only |
| 0:34.5 | salvation in Jesus. And Vatican, too, it made this point very, very pointedly, |
| 0:40.4 | and I'll read the passage to you in just a moment. So this is the case for all those people |
| 0:45.9 | who have the ability to recognize the truth and embrace it, or they could turn away from it, too. |
| 0:52.2 | Remember, Jesus himself said, on that day, many will say to me, |
| 0:55.7 | Lord, Lord, did we not do many mighty deeds in your name? Did we not cast out demons in your name? |
| 1:02.9 | And on and on, and he'll say, away from me, you evil doers, I never knew you. |
| 1:06.7 | So there are people who do, in fact, believe, well, I believe in Jesus, and I cast out demons in his name, and I do mighty deeds in his name. |
| 1:15.2 | And Jesus says that for some of these people, it's going to be a big shock to them when they realize that they weren't, in fact, true followers of Jesus. |
| 1:26.1 | Now, that's not for me or anyone, I mean, it's not for us to decide who |
| 1:29.9 | those people are. Only God knows that. But we do know that Jesus warns about that, that there are |
| 1:35.1 | people in this life who think that they're going to be saved and who are going to be shocked |
| 1:40.0 | when they find out that they're not. So that's one thing to keep in mind. But as far as the second half of this teaching, |
| 1:47.5 | for those who do hear and reject him, |
| 1:52.8 | or reject not so much Jesus, but the church he established, |
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