Understanding Catholicism/ Dialogue with other (purification, beliefs, hell, doctrine) - Page 2

Mister_T · #11 03-06-2006, 09:32 AM

Being baptized a Catholic, you'd think I'd know a lot about the Catholic religion

But I am curious about purgetory. Where did the concept of purgetory come from?
By the way, Catholic churches are beautiful.

Victor · #12 03-06-2006, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by JamesThePersian

Seeing as nobody from the RCC has answered my thread on the subject, I'll ask here: what do you think of the current Pope dropping the title Patriarch of the West and why do you think he has done it? It's been reported that it was an attempt at 'ecumenical sensitivity' and the article I read seemed to suggest this was aimed at us. For the life of me I can't understand how this is ecumenically sensitive in any way, but maybe an RC can fill me in?

James

Refer back to the original thread. I think it would be best if we kept it there.

Victor · #13 03-06-2006, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Mister_T

Being baptized a Catholic, you'd think I'd know a lot about the Catholic religion

But I am curious about purgetory. Where did the concept of purgetory come from?
By the way, Catholic churches are beautiful.

This is a nice short article that I hope helps: Purgatory, our next stop?

Geoffthe3rd · #14 03-06-2006, 09:08 PM

To reply to Mormanman (sp) man's question is the Catholic means universal, so being that Christ is the natural head of the Bofy (which is the church) we just assume people know we follow Christ, that and we have been around for a long time lol.

Also in an attempt to answer the Persian Mans Question is, i believe he did drop it in an attempt to help bring back unity between the Christian denominations. I sincerely hope that one day that we will be all able to be in one united Christian church

sojourner · #15 03-07-2006, 01:28 PM

My understanding was that purgatory is no longer an official teaching of the Church...

Victor · #16 03-07-2006, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by sojourner

My understanding was that purgatory is no longer an official teaching of the Church...

It certainly is and always was official.
http://www.catholic.com/library/purgatory.asp

Peace In Christ
~Victor

athanasius · #17 10-13-2006, 03:23 PM

Good article victor. Purgatory makes alot of sense biblically, historically and miraculously as God has revealed it to us. Amen! I love to dialuge on the Catholic faith too.

God bless you,
Athansasius

writer · #18 10-14-2006, 11:13 AM

5 We pray to Saints. Equivalent to asking a fellow Christian to pray for you.
Accurate, Biblically, that saints = fellow Christians. But asking someone who can't hear u, or living askin deceased, isn't equivalent to askin someone also alive who hears your request.
Gracias

michel · #19 10-14-2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by writer

5 We pray to Saints. Equivalent to asking a fellow Christian to pray for you.
Accurate, Biblically, that saints = fellow Christians. But asking someone who can't hear u, or living askin deceased, isn't equivalent to askin someone also alive who hears your request.
Gracias

I think the point here is that saints can use their 'praying power' (which, because they are in communion is greater than if they were individual) to help influence change. The fact that they are deceased has no bearing on this; it is to their soul that a Catholic prays.

writer · #20 10-14-2006, 11:29 AM

19 The fact that they are deceased has no bearing on this; it is to their soul that a Catholic prays.
The fact that livin souls shouldn't contact deceased and vice versa bears on this 2 me. Since Scrip condemns.
Thanks