DOSSIER SUBSISTITThis file contains following documents:James O'Connell: The salvation of non-catholics, The Downside Review 72, N° 229 (July 1954) 256-63Alexis Bugnolo: On the History and Significance of "Subsistit in" in the Dogmatic Constitution Lumen GentiumPeter Knauer: Universalkirche, Einzelkirchen und Gesamtkirche, Orientierung 65 (2001) 3-6Joseph Ratzinger: The ecclesiology of the Constitution on the Church, Vatican II, 'Lumen Gentium'Frank Mobbs: L'unique véritable Église selon Vatican II (Homiletic and Pastoral Review, juillet 1985)Paul-Laurent Carle: Principes ecclésiologiques de l'oecuménisme à Vatican II, Divinitas 23 (1979) here: 174-9John Madey: Ecumenism, Ecumenical movement and Eastern Churches, Kottayam, Oirsi, 1987Peter Knauer SJ : Die 'Katholische Kirche' subsistiert in der 'Katholischen Kirche'Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: Responses to some questions regarding certain aspects of the doctrineon the Church (29.6.2007)Joseph Ratzinger: "Luther et l'unité des Eglises", Communio 9/2 (1984) 98-115, ici 1131. James O'Connell: The salvation of non-catholicsThe Downside Review 72, N° 229 (July 1954) 256-63In considering the salvation of non-Catholics one must start from 2 established truths. The first is that they canbe saved; and this means that they can obtain sanctifying grace.1 The second is - to keep to the essential phrasefor the moment extra Ecclesiam nulla salus. Right from the start we can draw some conclusions from thesetruths. If non-Catholics can be saved, they must have some connexion with Christ; only through Christ can aman be saved. But it follows that if a man is connected in some way with Christ, he is also connected with theChurch. Christ cannot be envisaged without the Church: Christ and the Church are so much one as to formtogether the Whole Christ.The general truths that have been stated in the first 2 paragraphs can be developed along the following lines. Westart by showing that all mankind is the mystical body of Ch...