Catholic Answers Live #12398 Can Non-Catholics Be Saved? Apostolic Churches and Gnosticism - Tim Staples
Oct 3, 2025
Tim Staples, a senior apologist and author, explores profound questions about salvation and the Catholic faith. He explains why non-Catholics who reject Catholicism may lack salvation and discusses apostolic succession. Tim also tackles the resurgence of Gnosticism in some Protestant denominations, offering insights on body-soul unity. Delving into God’s invisibility, he shares how to forge connections with patron saints. Listeners will gain a deeper understanding of these complex topics and hear practical advice for their spiritual journeys.
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Rejection Of The Church And Salvation
- Lumen Gentium teaches that knowingly rejecting the Catholic Church bars one from salvation because it rejects Christ's established means of salvation.
- Tim Staples emphasizes only God can judge hidden motives of the heart, so individuals must not presume to condemn others.
Don't Judge Souls' Salvation
- Do not judge another's salvation because only God knows hidden motives and will judge in the end as St. Paul teaches.
- Present the Church's external claim clearly, but leave final judgment to God alone.
Church As Christ's Body And Authority
- Tim argues the Catholic Church is the historical institution Christ founded and functions as His body in the world.
- He links apostolic succession and ecclesial authority to Scripture passages where receiving the apostles equals receiving Christ.
