Baptism of Desire: Avoiding the Red Herrings on a Nearby Thread

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Do those who deny the theological possibility of the salvific efficacy of a desire for baptism animated by perfect charity understand that this "baptism of desire" is not equal to the sacrament of baptism--that it doesn't imprint an indelible mark on the soul? It confers the sacramental effects of justification outside of the sacramental sign proper to the sacrament, as St. Thomas teaches.