[DaveMSmith]

Our salvation rests with God the Father opening our eyes and ears to the truth of the gospel.

I would just submit that unless you have cleaned house internally by repentance - looking at love of self and love of the world - using the Ten Commandments as a guide, which is the only part of the Word written by His finger, you WILL fall into falsifications of the Gospel. I know this from long experience confirmed by the Doctrines of my Church.

[HarleyD]

I know this from long experience confirmed by the Doctrines of my Church.

So you've

1) cleaned yourself by repenting,

2) followed the Ten Commandments and other things the Church has told you to do, and

3) you know this will bring you salvation because this is what the Church has told you.

Yes, this about sums up Catholicism in a nutshell.