In an interview with Avvenire, March 6, 2016 - Pope Benedict XVI truthfully said:
"The missionaries of the 16th century were convinced that the unbaptized person is lost forever. After the Second Vatican Council, this conviction was definitely abandoned . . . . Why should you try to convince the people to accept the Christian faith when they can be saved without it?"
"The missionaries of the 16th century were convinced that the unbaptized person is lost forever. After the Second Vatican Council, this conviction was definitely abandoned . . . . Why should you try to convince the people to accept the Christian faith when they can be saved without it?"
