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In another forum, I was asked to provide a reference for the assertion that: For Supernatural Faith, the minimum requirement is the belief in God and that He rewards the good and punishes the bad. ( part 4 ) Attached is the reference: Reference Ott – Fundamentals of Catholic Dogma – as well as the letter to Archbishop Cushing by the CDF. pg 241 Theological faith, that is, a supernatural faith in Revelation, is necessary, and this is an effect of grace (D 1789); nemini unquam sine ilIa contigit iustificatio (D 1793). As far as the content of this faith is concerned, according to Hebr. 11, 6, at least the existence of God and retribution in the other world must be firmly held, necessitate medii (by the necessity of means) with explicit faith. In regard to the Trinity and the Incarnation, implicit faith suffices.  From this definition it is concluded that: A Jew A Muslim A Pagan Could theoretically achieve (with God's Grace) Supernatural Faith.

Recently, I gave a presentation to a Catholic Men's group made of a 'regular' Catholic Men, plus one priest (SJ) on the dogma of the Necessity of the Church for Salvation. Previous articles on this topic can be found  at these links part 1 ,  part 2 ,  part 3 ). There was general surprise when I pointed out that the Second Vatican Council reiterated the necessity of the Church for Salvation with the same caveat of Invincible Ignorance as noted by Pope Pius IX (see slides below - also note I mislabeled the source - it was LG16 not LG17) . At one point, the comment was made that it is possible to quote these teachings however a person wants when taken out of context.  The complete text of LG 16 concerning the salvation of Jews and Muslims was quoted as an example.

While researching another topic I came across an article on Baptism in the Catholic Encyclopedia on Newadvent.org. For future reference I have added a pared down copy of it below. Source

I came across this article on Catholicapologetics.info and realized that it would mesh nicely with part 1 of this topic. I also have included the full text of the letter to Archbishop Cushing. The doctrine 'Outside the Church There is No Salvation' - is usually misunderstood by both Modern and Traditional Catholics. These two references provide a good overview of the Church teaching on this matter.

...there is no Salvation This dogma of the Catholic Church, sometimes abbreviated as EENS, appears to be misunderstood as much by Catholics as by non-Catholics.