/lit/ - Literature

>>19445379
>You do not need to convert.
Simply incorrect. A wolf in sheep/s clothing is trying to lead others into damnation with them.

"This Sacred Council wishes to turn its attention firstly to the Catholic faithful. Basing itself upon Sacred Scripture and Tradition, it teaches that the Church, now sojourning on earth as an exile, is necessary for salvation. Christ, present to us in His Body, which is the Church, is the one Mediator and the unique way of salvation. In explicit terms He Himself affirmed the necessity of faith and baptism and thereby affirmed also the necessity of the Church, for through baptism as through a door men enter the Church. Whosoever, therefore, knowing that the Catholic Church was made necessary by Christ, would refuse to enter or to remain in it, could not be saved." (Lumen Gentium 14)

"Basing itself on Scripture and Tradition, the Council teaches that the Church, a pilgrim now on earth, is necessary for salvation: the one Christ is the mediator and the way of salvation; he is present to us in his body which is the Church. He himself explicitly asserted the necessity of faith and Baptism, and thereby affirmed at the same time the necessity of the Church which men enter through Baptism as through a door. Hence they could not be saved who, knowing that the Catholic Church was founded as necessary by God through Christ, would refuse either to enter it or to remain in it. This affirmation is not aimed at those who, through no fault of their own, do not know Christ and his Church: “Those who, through no fault of their own, do not know the Gospel of Christ or his Church, but who nevertheless seek God with a sincere heart, and, moved by grace, try in their actions to do his will as they know it through the dictates of their conscience – those too may achieve eternal salvation” (CCC 846-848)

You can ONLY be saved outside of the visible bounds of the Catholic Church by being invincibly ignorant, period. The internet severely challenges all claims of invincible ignorance. Anybody who is outside of the Catholic Church, who believes or has seen it said that the Catholic Church teaches you do not have to be Catholic to be saved, beware. The Church is very clear on this, from its most ancient path: Outside of the church, there is no salvation. St. Paul is very clear: to be outside of the church is the ultimate danger on Earth, and excommunication the ultimate punishment on Earth: being outside of the Church is being in the hands of Satan. He says, "hand this man over to Satan for the destruction of the flesh, so that his spirit may be saved on the Day of the Lord." (1 Cor. 5:5).

>>19445170
You might be interested in looking into the Eastern Catholic rites, especially the Byzantine Catholic Church. They adhere more to an Eastern view of theology and metaphysics, in the line of Palamas and the eastern Fathers. The most important thing, beyond all metaphysics, is that you must join it first - read Lumen Gentium 14.