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And (again, correct me if I'm wrong) Catholics believe that not only the faith in Christ's death and resurrection but good works are also required to be saved; that the doctrine of the Catholic Church can be decided on by pope, the church and various traditions within the church along with scripture; and the submission to the authority of the pope to be a "true" member. (I found this info on the lcms.org website)
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I'm not Catholic but I went to Catholic high school and I asked a priest what was required to get into heaven and he said it was by faith and works. I wasn't asking for my own personal benefit since I believe something else, I was just curious what they believed. Not all Protestant churches go against this though. Many still believe in works for salvation. As I've said before, I go to an independant Baptist church and the main idea there is that salvation is through faith only in Christ. Nothing can be done to earn it, because he already paid for it. Anyway, I'm not trying to covert the masses here, just tell you what we believe. I know there are many different views.