[metmom]

It is true and I and many former Catholics know that for a fact.

Roman Catholicism demands you do the works to *merit* (another word for *earn* your salvation, otherwise, it's off to hell with you.

A Christians will not go to hell. They are saved and hell is what they are saved from.

Salvation is dependent on the finished work of Christ on the cross. Anything added to it that a person must do is what one is trusting in to save them.

[Campion]

It is true and I and many former Catholics know that for a fact.

Just spare me the "I'm an ex-Catholic and I know more about Catholic theology than real Catholics do" routine. You absolutely don't. Even if I were an ex-Protestant, I wouldn't run around town pontificating about what you believe and pretending to know it.

Roman Catholicism demands you do the works to *merit* (another word for *earn*

And ... you just proved what I said.

See my post above for authentic Catholic doctrine on the subject of good works.