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The '''Catholic Church''', '''Catholicism''' or the '''Roman Apostolic Catholic Church''' is the largest denomination of [[Christianity]] headquartered in the [[Vatican City]] in [[Rome]], claims [[Apostolic succession]] and also that there is "No Salvation Outside the Church".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/what-no-salvation-outside-the-church-means|title=What “No Salvation Outside the Church” Means|publisher=Catholic Answers|date=May 1, 2010|author=Jim Blackburn|quote=One of the most misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church is this one: "Outside the Church there is no salvation" (Extra ecclesiam nulla salus).

The '''Catholic Church''', '''Catholicism''' or the '''Roman Apostolic Catholic Church''' is the largest [[denomination]] of [[Christianity]] headquartered in the [[Vatican City]] in [[Rome]], claims [[Apostolic succession]] and also that there is "No Salvation Outside the Church".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.catholic.com/magazine/print-edition/what-no-salvation-outside-the-church-means|title=What “No Salvation Outside the Church” Means|publisher=Catholic Answers|date=May 1, 2010|author=Jim Blackburn|quote=One of the most misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church is this one: "Outside the Church there is no salvation" (Extra ecclesiam nulla salus).

Those trying to grasp the meaning of this teaching often struggle with its formulations by various Church Fathers and Church Councils down through history. Of course, to understand an isolated formulation of any Church teaching, one must study the historical context within which it was written: why it was written, what was going on in the Church at the time, who the intended audience was, and so on. One must discover how the magisterium (teaching office) of the Church understands its own teaching. If someone fails to do this and chooses, rather, to simply treat a particular formulation as a stand-alone teaching, he runs the risk of seriously misunderstanding it.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mundabor.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/archbishop-lefebvre-on-extra-ecclesiam-nulla-salus/|title=Archbishop Lefebvre on “Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus”|date=April 15, 2012|author=Mundabor|quote=The Church is the one ark of salvation, and we must not be afraid to affirm it.  You have often heard it said, “Outside the Church there is no salvation”–a dictum which offends contemporary minds. It is easy to believe that this doctrine is no longer in effect, that it has been dropped. It seems excessively severe.

Those trying to grasp the meaning of this teaching often struggle with its formulations by various Church Fathers and Church Councils down through history. Of course, to understand an isolated formulation of any Church teaching, one must study the historical context within which it was written: why it was written, what was going on in the Church at the time, who the intended audience was, and so on. One must discover how the magisterium (teaching office) of the Church understands its own teaching. If someone fails to do this and chooses, rather, to simply treat a particular formulation as a stand-alone teaching, he runs the risk of seriously misunderstanding it.}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://mundabor.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/archbishop-lefebvre-on-extra-ecclesiam-nulla-salus/|title=Archbishop Lefebvre on “Extra Ecclesiam Nulla Salus”|date=April 15, 2012|author=Mundabor|quote=The Church is the one ark of salvation, and we must not be afraid to affirm it.  You have often heard it said, “Outside the Church there is no salvation”–a dictum which offends contemporary minds. It is easy to believe that this doctrine is no longer in effect, that it has been dropped. It seems excessively severe.