But they are dead and remain so till the Resurrection.
1 Cor 15:51-52
51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,
52 In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
Well that certainly is the Catholic church's view isn't it.
How may "Hail Marys" have been required after the end of a confession? These are certainly vain repetitions.
Nope....your own quote immediately below disproves that.
"1 Cor 15:51-52 51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed
Uh, "We shall not all sleep...." If they're not all sleeping, then "some" of them must be awake. Which is precisely the Catholic church's position...."some" of the righteous (Mary, the Apostles, and "the saints" (some of whom are known, but most of whom are not)) are awake.
"How may "Hail Marys" have been required after the end of a confession? These are certainly vain repetitions."
LOL. I have NEVER said a "Hail Mary" after confession, much less repeated it.