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Not all who wander are lost
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No. Catholics do not say that. In fact, Catholics don't often use the word "saved".Catholics say that no one can be saved outside the Church.
Catholics note that God has an everlasting covenant with Jews. Catholics note that non-Catholic Christians remain members of the Body of Christ, but note their understanding of Catholicism is incomplete. As Bishop Sheen said,
“There are not one hundred people in the United States who hate The Catholic Church, but there are millions who hate what they wrongly perceive the Catholic Church to be.”
NomadicS, you are not helping with that wrong perception.
Non-Catholic Christians often put their faith in "Saved" meaning they believe, so over and done.
Catholics believe that that the rift between God and mankind has been bridged, through Christ we have been redeemed and the Way of Salvation (the narrow way) has been opened. By the Grace of God, we are now prompted by the Spirit of God to discern the will of God and to follow it, always in obedience to God, turning towards God and away from sin.
Non-Catholic Christians seem to view this as "working one's way to heaven", whereas Catholics see it as sanctifying/purifying the soul/spirit so that we can indeed be the best version of ourselves that God intended and calls us to become. This is why Catholics value the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) because we often miss doing 'best' and hear out loud Christ's words of assurance: Your sins are forgiven. Go and sin no more.
Non-Catholic Christians insist they do not need to hear these words, and what they do wrong is a private matter between them and God, and unlike Catholics, do not believe their sins also affect their community. Therefore, they do not need to hear the community forgiving them either.