Hi, Ethan —

Thanks for the question.

It's a common one; it's even in our searchable knowledge base:

• https://www.AskACatholic.com/SiteSearch

There are a lot of quick answers there, so give it a try.

I searched the knowledge base for you and found these web postings that should address your question sufficiently:

• If ignorance or the goodness of people is enough, why waste time sending out missionaries?
• Do Catholics believe they are the only religion that's going to make it to Heaven?
• Given this hypothetical scenario and person, is John Doe saved according to the Catholic Church?
  

If not, just follow-up with us.

Mike