Read purgatory.
Try to learn the difference between temporal and spiritual consequences for sin. Otherwise you’ll keep tilting at windmills and never understand why the Church teaches what it does.
There is no contradiction between Christ’s once for all redemptive work and purgatory.
With all due respect it serves no one to toss around more Catholic concepts that, also, are not understood by our Evangelical and Protestant brethren… let’s deal with the question in a good way taking the logic step by step, shall we?.. instead of going on the defensive?
Then why did he feel a need to state it?
What does that have to do with purgatory?
Chris was not the one who brought up Purgatory. It was one of our seperated bretheren who did.He made a statement about Purgatory that was not true and needed to be corrected. Surely you are not suggesting that we should let distortions of Catholic teaching go unanswered.With all due respect it serves no one to toss around more Catholic concepts that, also, are not understood by our Evangelical and Protestant brethren… let’s deal with the question in a good way taking the logic step by step, shall we?.. instead of going on the defensive?
We don’t need to stand up for Jesus by means of short cutting sentences… don’t you agree dear brother?
And… we are not asked to give accoding to what we receive. We are called to love… As Mother Teresa said: if you judge me you have no time to love me.
Peace to you
Not all Catholic doctrines and practices can be defended by resorting to protestant evangelical language and concepts. At some point, our separated brethren will have to do some reading of their own (as many of us who came from protestantism did) if they’re truly interested in understanding the Church and her teachings rather than just scoring points for the home team.With all due respect it serves no one to toss around more Catholic concepts that, also, are not understood by our Evangelical and Protestant brethren… let’s deal with the question in a good way taking the logic step by step, shall we?.. instead of going on the defensive?
We don’t need to stand up for Jesus by means of short cutting sentences… don’t you agree dear brother?
And… we are not asked to give accoding to what we receive. We are called to love… As Mother Teresa said: if you judge me you have no time to love me.
Peace to you
Then why dont you explain “purgatory” in a short and clear way instead of joining the choir of voices that have already stated the obvious?
Not true at all. I am quite familiar with the teaching. I totally disagree with it. It is a false teaching.
I’m not following your train of thought here…
From Hisalone’s profile of “Christian”, she/he may be OSAS and is surely SS, so there is most certainly a lack of understanding of Catholicism, just as in the Right Reverend’s case. Same bible, same destination, but a belief in a different path.
Evangelical and/or Fundamentalist, right? How can you claim to understand Catholicism? Who taught you what you “know” and what is their authority to teach? Inquiring minds want to know, since you seem to have Heavenly knowledge of our “false teachings”. This is important, as your soul is at stake, and so are ours.
Nothing unclean may enter the Kingdom of God. We all die with some level of personal sin. Explain to me how you get into Heaven with sin on your soul. Unless, of course, you think that sin is cleansed painlessly and magically upon death. That would make Christ’s sacrifice unnecessary, wouldn’t it?
Then why do you not do what I said and explain what you believe the Catholic Church teaches about purgatory… and then afterwards you can point out the errors in this teaching, if indeed your conception corresponds to the actual teaching of the Church. if it does not you are better served with finding out about lest you walk in ignorance and if you are right, both in your desription and in the fact that this is a teaching of error, then you might convince us to take up your position.
Po,
Sorry!
I think I mis-read the intent of your post. This happens often using the “sola scriptura” format! I think I can guess what HA believes, but you’re right - let’s see!