footnote here references a text from St. Thomas, ST III, q. 8, a. 3, ad 1: “Those who are unbaptized, though not actually in the Church, are in the Church potentially. And this potentiality is rooted in two things—first and principally, in the power of Christ, which is sufficient for the salvation of the whole human race; secondly, in free-will.” It is clear that this “relatedness” is not actually salvific, but potentially salvific.5 Special mention is made first of the Jews, then of the Muslims,
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