This is pretty interesting as I remember reading and hearing that he could be saved due to unwilling ignorance and died belonging Soul of Church. It's certainly easier to just say infidels are damned without specifying a certain somebody.
Hi, Philothea:
"Outside the Church there is no salvation" is a dogma of the Catholic Faith that has been infallibly proclaimed at least three times by Roman Pontiffs. For instance by His Holiness Pope Eugene IV in his bull "Cantate Domino":
[color=rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.87)](The Roman Church) firmly believes, professes, and proclaims that those not living within the Catholic Church, not only pagans, but also Jews and heretics and schismatics cannot become participants in eternal life, but will depart “into everlasting fire which was prepared for the devil and his angels” [Matt. 25:41], unless before the end of life the same have been added to the flock; and that the unity of the ecclesiastical body is so strong that only to those remaining in it are the sacraments of the Church of benefit for salvation, and do fastings, almsgiving, and other functions of piety and exercises of Christian service produce eternal reward, and that no one, whatever almsgiving he has practiced, even if he has shed blood for the name of Christ, can be saved, unless he has remained in the bosom and unity of the Catholic Church.[/color]
Salvation of ignorant pagans (Confucius included) merely by their observance of natural law is a heresy known as Pelagianism. More info about this most important matter
here.
Thank you Marulus Fidelis and Emilio, that's what I was looking for.
Ave María Purísima.
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