extra ecclesiam nulla salus
Most of us would answer in the affirmative
however, some would go so far as to say
It doesn’t matter which religion you belong to, we are all saved
Matthew 25:31-46 —The Parable of the Sheep and Goats shows us how some non-Catholics will be saved and how others will be damned. In the Final Judgment, Jesus will separate “the nations,” that is, people who are not Catholic, into two groups: the Sheep and the Goats. He will say the Sheep will be saved and the Goats will be damned. Both the Sheep and Goats will question this. “No one told us about you.” Jesus will ask, “Were there poor among you?” Yes, there were—The poor you always have with you (Matthew 26:11). Jesus will say, “I appeared to you in the form of the poor.” Those who helped the poor will be saved, those who did not will be damned. When Mother Teresa was asked why she helped the poor she said it was because she saw Jesus in them.
For those who say that it doesn’t matter which religion you belong to, we are all saved—that is not true. If you do not care for the poor you will be damned, no matter which religion you belong to.
The corporal works of mercy list those who live in material poverty. But the spiritual works of mercy also list those who also live in poverty—counseling the doubtful, for instance, speaks of helping those who are spiritually poor, not materially poor.
As far as Catholics are concerned, it is easier for a Catholic to go to Heaven because of the help offered by the sacraments, but it is also easier for a Catholic go to Hell because more is asked of them. Alternatively it is harder for a non-Catholic to go to Heaven absent the sacraments but it is also harder for a non-Catholic to go to Hell because less is asked of them.
For Fr. Mitch Pacwa’s more detailed explanation of the above, please click on the link below