the kids ate all 10 ? <| sep |> that doesn ' t necessarily mean that there are less saved compared to them , right ? Couldn ' t there potentially be more saved compared to what Protestants believe ? Well yes , even if we do not have the fullest assurance of salvation , that does not mean that less people are saved . It is God ' s choice who is saved . Although CCC 847 says that those who are unaware of the Church and the Gospel may still be saved , isn ' t the degree of unawareness unknown and thus left to God ? More or less , from my understanding . But we cannot truly know God ' s decisions on these matters , however I would speculate that in your examples the Jew and Muslim would be more likely not 100 % sure or possible than the agnostic , but again , it is God ' s choice .