Extra ecclesiam nulla salus

I sink eet es time for a new blog post. Yah? Ok. So. What is on my mind. The doctrine Extra ecclesiam nulla salus, blue herons, and sweet peas. Today I will lightly dip into the doctrine in a way that my young mind understands. If you haven't heard of this doctrine I suggest reading about it in the Catechism of the Catholic Church or researching it on the Catholic Answers website first. It is a hard doctrine to understand for people who are not Catholic. To put simply, it basically means, “all salvation comes from Christ the Head through the Church which is His Body” (taken from the catechism). To many Protestants this may sound extreme and unfair, but really, people like to make it more complicated than it is.  And some will try and use this doctrine to turn Catholics away from the Faith by manipulating the true meaning of it!  If you are Catholic you obviously believe that Christ founded the Catholic Church. Catholics believe that Jesus is the head, and his Church is the body. Everyone is saved through Jesus, so, it makes sense to say that if you are Catholic, you believe that it is through Jesus and his Church that people are saved. Some might say, “Well that means you Catholics believe that people who aren't Catholics can't get to Heaven”. No, it doesn't mean that at all. It means that people who aren't Catholic can be saved too, but.... this is because of Jesus and his Church. If someone has lived a good life, does not know about the Catholic faith or genuinely believes it to be false because of misconceptions or the way they were raised etc, then they are probably invincibly ignorant. It is different for someone who knows better of course, for example, if they left the Catholic faith knowing that it is the true church, well, they're in trouble. The good thing is that no one can judge individual souls.. only God can judge a person. So basically, if Christ is one with His Church and Christ is necessary for salvation, then the Church is necessary for salvation. This is where the Church is coming from in the Doctrine "Extra ecclesium." Soon I will discuss blue herons and sweet peas; very abstract, I know. But for now it's time to hit the beach.