ok... i see what angle you're coming from now.

that's not to say that the church's official position is that anybody can be saved, christian or otherwise, but that a 'good' person who is ignorant of the church can attain salvation. by extension, a 'good' person who is aware of the catholic church but chooses not to follow it would not be saved. to apply the passage provided to the statement you're refuting, only those muslims or buddhists who are unaware of catholicism would be saved... not just any devout muslim or buddhist.

as per baptism, the passage provided pertains strictly to children who have died without being baptized, not to the average believer. furthermore, the passage doesn't strictly state that unbaptized children are without a doubt saved but only allows the hope for such an outcome based on the mercy of god.

i would argue that catholicism does, in fact, teach that christian faith and baptism are requirements of salvation, but it does provide some exceptions to that rule.

-M