Fr. Ripperger, like the based boss he is, critiquing the usual post-conciliar sleight of hand answer to the question of whether non-Catholics can be saved in light of Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus (Outside the Church there is no salvation) with an appeal to Inclusivism. Namely, that it’s the work of Christ that does the saving, but non-Catholics may somehow get the benefit.

Inclusivism has fewer problems when adopted by denominations for whom works play little to no role in salvation. If there’s nothing you can do to lose your salvation after receiving it, then receiving the benefit despite not believing correctly is simply a free lunch that may cause a bit of grumbling among those who actually paid for their pudding through an observant cooperative effort with the Holy Spirit toward sanctification.

However, the Roman Catholic Church is unique among all Christian denomination in that it specifically lists mortal sins, that remove a person from God’s grace until they receive the sacrament of forgiveness, performed by an ordained Catholic priest.

For Inclusivism to meaningfully apply, in other words, for it to be more than a mere thrown bone to non-Catholics that they might go to Heaven despite being outside the Church, then not only must they get the free lunch of Grace, but they must also have immunity from all that is required of actual Catholics to keep their immunity.

Priest may be a bit loosey goosey these days when it comes to enforcing Catholic moral teachings, but it remains a dogmatic teaching until the end of days that offences such as masturbation and missing Mass are prima facie mortal sins. And as we used to be reminded every Sunday, even one unconfessed mortal sin is sufficient to send one’s soul hurtling straight to Hell.

Thus, it sounds a lot safer to remain outside the Catholic Church than to be in it, because if it means non-Catholics can go to Heaven despite having never attended Mass, then that proves the prescribed penalty for mortal sins only apply to Catholics. The current papacy appears to have no concern to warn non-Catholics that there are plenty of things saved person MUST do to remain in the grace of God, having been saved by grace, such as attending Mass on Days of Obligation.

Is their reasonable excuse for missing Mass due to invincible ignorance? If so, then once again, ignorance is bliss, for it would appear that in the post-conciliar church, the only people in real and potential danger of going to Hell are knowledgeable, practicing Catholics who take Church dogmas seriously.