The three answers are to your fist three questions.
There are many more than five religions that teach "salvation" or "liberation" whether one belongs to that religion or not.
Orthodoxy, Mormonism, Jainism and Buddhism, amog many others all teach that, although the eastern religons do not have the concept of "salvation". I suggest you read up on soteriology
As far as Catholcism goes, yor comments are simple ignorance. "
T)he faith you most readily espouse only saves people who convert" is flat out wrong. You confuse Feeneyism with Catholicism.
" T)he magical operations carried out in worship are also dead letters. Why genuflect if only faith and good works are sufficient to save you? Why utter incantations in specific form?" comes straight from a Jack Chick comic and is actually a distinct topic.
Really, educate yourself.
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