I am protestant and my husband's family is Catholic. Although I have a lot of respect for the Catholic faith and I realize that we are all Christians, I guess it's a little confusing to me what you base your belief's on. My mother-in-law is a very devote Catholic and is a better woman than I'll ever be, but a lot of Biblical principles she seems to ignore or blatently disagree with. I guess there's been a time when a family member was really sick and I mentioned something about God being able to heal them and she didn't really say anything back. What about salvation? I believe salvation cannot be earned by merit and good works, but it is a gift given by grace. Then, someone commits suicide and she says that people that commit suicide automatically go to purgatory but they will go to heaven. Where is that found in the Bible? What about purgatory? Is that even Biblical? I've read a lot of the Catholic Catechism, but it does'nt really tell me what I need to know. Please explain
2006-07-21
02:48:54
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