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Will those who lived before Christ who did not have the Gospel and the graces of the sacraments (that come from the cross) be judged differently from us?
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Does anyone have an answer for this question?
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There’s probably no definitive answer, but the 14th- Century mystic St Catherine of Siena seemed to indicate as much in her Dialogue. To quote:
I say to you that they will be more hard-hearted, and worthy of more punishment, and will, indeed, be punished more severely, now that they have received redemption in the Blood of My Son, than they would have been before that redemption took place—that is, before the stain of Adam’s sin had been taken away. It is right that he who receives more should render more, and should be under great obligations to Him from whom he receives more.
Makes sense to me
I say to you that they will be more hard-hearted, and worthy of more punishment, and will, indeed, be punished more severely, now that they have received redemption in the Blood of My Son, than they would have been before that redemption took place—that is, before the stain of Adam’s sin had been taken away. It is right that he who receives more should render more, and should be under great obligations to Him from whom he receives more.
Makes sense to me
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