Amos

If she did I feel sorry for her. Shame on you.

christ-on-a-stick

Sorry to interrupt, but Fenton, this made me *literally* LOL. Really loud. Scared my dog!!!

*slinks back into the shadows*

Amos

Let me add one for good measure:

Bible reading is not required for salvation nor is it encouraged by the church. Further to your comments, hell is for protestants only which is not to say that all protestants go to hell. This message is implied with "the fullness of salvation is for Catholics only." This means that salvation itself is not for Catholics only because many are called to enter the race. Those who "enter the race" enter the purgation period and only those who complete the race enter heaven (which follows does it not?). We don't object to the millions of protestants that enter the race but only wish that they would finish the race and not die with the burning desire to finish the same. We/I regard willing to die while burning with the desire to be raised equal to hell on earth because the purgation period should never be more than 42 months (Rev.1214, 13:5 and others).

Radorth

Speaking of esoteric interpretations. I bet you can't even find half your theories in the Catholic Encyclopedia, Amos.

Oh it happened quite without any help from her parents, I assure you. I guess the Holy Spirit just wanted her to actually know God in a real and personal way before condemning her to purgatory.

"We are the people of God, and ya'll are gonna burn."

Criminy. You'd condemn an 11 year old to purgatory if she died tomorrow, wouldn't you Amos?

Rad

Spaz

Hey, my thread got radorthed

So, purgatory is for catholics only right? So I'm guessing this was made after protestantism was created? I'd think that something that kept someone from going to hell would be one of the first things that protestants would hang on to when splitting from catholicism. That's just my thought pattern, if it was created before then my question is why the protestants didn't take it with them.

Amos

Bullshit, the angel of light handing out goodies to little girls and you like it. I would let her be a young girl and not worry about where she would go if she died tomorrow. Btw, you don't really think you're going any place do you?

Amos

They took what for many would become hell and out of this suffering the hope and assurance of heaven would emerge because they deserved. Deserved it? Heck, many think they've earned it!

Radorth

Indeed you are. I've said many times here I believe in purgatory, because of considerable scriptural support. (Not the least of which is Paul saying some are saved "as through fire" ). Lewis believed in it as many Anglicans do. Whether it exists is not relevant. Whether Amos would condemn an 11 year old to it out of hand is the question. Perhaps he will tell us next that Catholics are immune to it. Is that right Amos? Purgatory is just for Protestants?

Rad

Radorth

That was not the issue either, was it?

Rad

Amos

Not at all. The difference is that Catholics know how to get through purgatory because we have Mary as our guide through purgatory along with the prayers of the faithfull and the communion with the saints in heaven. Period!

Please don't read anything for me on this but Catholic theology is full of purgatory stuff and our art works shows how many saints came full circle and always recognized the above in their journey through the purgation period. We now have Lente as an example of it. Protestants are still divided on whether to celebrate Easter or not. Why? Because they never get past the phrase "I am saved, are you?"