Where does the Catholic religion state that only Catholics will go to heaven?

Answer 1

Roman Catholic AnswerNo where, because it is not true. The Catholic Church teaches that there is no salvation outside the Church: this does NOT mean that only Catholics go to heaven. It means that anyone that makes it to heaven makes it through the mediation of the Catholic Church. The reason for this is very simple, the Catholic Church is the mystical Body of Christ (read St. Paul). There is no salvation outside of Jesus Christ, so it follows that any salvation must come through Him, and His Church which He set up as the ordinary means of salvation.

Answer 2

Roman Catholic AnswerGood Grief! Of course NOT. The Holy Father would never say such a thing. Only God decides who goes to heaven. The teaching of the Catholic Church is that there is no salvation outside the Catholic Church. Does this mean that everyone outside the Catholic Church is going to hell? No, it means that all the means that all the ways that Our Blessed Lord has given us to get to heaven are in the Catholic Church and if anyone outside of the Church is saved, they are saved through the Church, even if they don't know it. Remember, Our Blessed Lord, Himself told us that the Church is His Body, so that all salvation comes through the Church. So is it possible to be saved outside of the Church? Yes. Is it probably? No, but then even in the Church, from what we have learned from various saints, and from what Our Blessed Lord told us in The Bible, the way is wide and broad to hell, and MANY take it, the way to heaven is narrow, and few find it. The narrow road is the Catholic Church, but just being Catholic is no guarantee of going to heaven.

Answer 3

No, the pope said anyone could be saved if they have good intentions and good actions. But ultimately, it is God's decision who is saved.