alekzander said:
"I, Sister Faustina Kowalska, by the order of God, have visited the Abysses of Hell so that I might tell souls about it and testify to its existence...the devils were full of hatred for me, but they had to obey me at the command of God, What I have written is but a pale shadow of the things I saw. But I noticed one thing: That most of the souls there are those who disbelieved that there is a hell." (Diary 741)
http://www.divinemercysunday.com/srfaust4.jpg The Apostle of Divine Mercy
St. Maria Faustina Kowalska
of the
Congregation of the Sisters of Our Lady of Mercy ** Indescribable Sufferings
**There are special Tortures destined for particular souls. These are the torments of the senses. Each soul undergoes terrible and indescribable sufferings related to the manner in which it has sinned.
**I would have died
**There are caverns and pits of torture where one form of agony differs from another. I would have died at the very sight of these tortures if the omnipotence of God had not supported me.
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No one deserves heaven. That is why we need mercy and grace. Every human being who has ever lived except for Christ (and by a special priviledge, the blessed Virgin Mary) deserves eternal damnation. We are saved by grace which is a gift and is not from ourselves. The good works we do to “merit” heaven are themselves gifts which we cooperate with in order to achieve sanctification. St. Augustine says that thet very things he gives us to merit heaven are his own so that God saves us with the gifts he gives to us.
The trouble is we CAN’T read souls like God can. Maybe they would prefer to be away from God.
But was Jesus referring to “THEM” as all the soldiers,all the Jews who were saying “Let His blood be upon us and our children” or to us as future sinners, or to the Sanhedrin who condemned him to death or to all mankind ???
Is that a joke? I laughed but I honestly don’t knowRaised in a conservative irish catholic family in the south, I had no doubt who was going to hell and why. If anyone has a problem with it, read your Baltimore Caticism (sp?)
- Jews (rejected Christ and killed Him)
- Protestants (some may be saved but no salvation outside of the Catholic Church)
- Pagans (Muslims, Hindus, non-western religious. See #2 above)
- Socialists (basically atheists. See #2 above. And #1)
- Liberals (basically socialists. See #2 above. And #1)
- Democrats (See #5, #4, #3, #2, and esp #1 above)
- Women who had abortions (See #6 above).
- Women who used birth control (#6 again).
- Women who had sex outside of Catholic marriage (gosh, see #5 and #6)
- Women who dressed immodestly
- Women who tempted innocent men and boys with their brazen ways. (See #4-6)
- Homosexuals (#6, again!)
- Effeminate men that real men can’t tell if homosexual or not.(the male part of #6)
- Un-American people (#1-16)
- Easter and Christmas “Catholics”
- Me. From an early age.
yeah, seriously, I don’t know if it is a joke either. Almost all of the people in those categories are likely going to hell except the few that repent on their deathbeds.Is that a joke? I laughed but I honestly don’t know
When the Jews cry out “let his blood be upon us and upon our children…” it has double significance. Primarily it is an ironic statement in that Jesus’ blood is actually upon us. Also though, it is a prophecy of the revenge of Christ’s murder that God unleashed upon the unbelieving Jews with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. They continue to be outside of the covenant until they repent of their unbelief and their rejection of the Messiah.
Some of these people may some of them may not. We can not judge - it is not our place to. So we should have no idea of who goes and who does not. Which number Balitmore Catechism did you get these out of, I would like to read that.Raised in a conservative irish catholic family in the south, I had no doubt who was going to hell and why. If anyone has a problem with it, read your Baltimore Caticism (sp?)
- Jews (rejected Christ and killed Him)
- Protestants (some may be saved but no salvation outside of the Catholic Church)
- Pagans (Muslims, Hindus, non-western religious. See #2 above)
- Socialists (basically atheists. See #2 above. And #1)
- Liberals (basically socialists. See #2 above. And #1)
- Democrats (See #5, #4, #3, #2, and esp #1 above)
- Women who had abortions (See #6 above).
- Women who used birth control (#6 again).
- Women who had sex outside of Catholic marriage (gosh, see #5 and #6)
- Women who dressed immodestly
- Women who tempted innocent men and boys with their brazen ways. (See #4-6)
- Homosexuals (#6, again!)
- Effeminate men that real men can’t tell if homosexual or not.(the male part of #6)
- Un-American people (#1-16)
- Easter and Christmas “Catholics”
- Me. From an early age.