# Ask The Catholic Guy **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [November 14, 2001, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-catholic-guy/93224 "2001-11-14T00:51:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Page:** 10
**Author:** ![tomndebb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/b9e5f3/32.png) [@tomndebb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tomndebb)\ **Post date:** [December 7, 2001, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-catholic-guy/93224/181 "2001-12-07T04:44:23Z")
> [@](#): > > _tomndebb_ > …In the past 40 years, the church has apologized (however lamely) for past claims that the Jews were “responsible” for the death of Jesus and has condemned statements that repeated that old tale. > [@](#): > > _happyheathen_ > Yes, ever since 1946, the RCC has been backing off that one - anyone interested in pre-1946 dogma, see the 1931 ‘Dracula’ (Bela Lugosi, Universal) and watch closely. I am not attempting to defend earlier persecutions of Jews by the RCC. You distinguished between the personal and collective guilt of the Jews for the death of Jesus in the context of Vatican II. > [@](#): > > Jews were no longer ‘personally’ responsible for the Crucifixion - only as a group. I am pointing out that, particularly since Vatican II, the RCC does not ascribe _either_ personal _or_ collective guilt for the crucifixion to the Jews. Even before that time, it was never _dogma_ that the Jews were to be held responsible for the crucifixion–although it was certainly a much cherished opinion among many Catholics, including too much of the hierarchy. * * * > [@](#): > > Can anyone OTHER than Catholics enter Heaven? > > Suppose: > > a. a devout Hindu who has never heard of Jesus > > b. a devout Protestant (aware of the RCC) > > c. a simple heathen This was specifically addressed in my post of 12-05-2001 09:17 PM. The RCC does not claim that one must be Catholic to be saved. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ask-the-catholic-guy/93224.md?page=9)