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To: vespa300

Good for him. In Catholic Church teaching my understanding is there’ll be som considerable time and reparations in purgatory in a case like this

Fr Groeschel said that, yes, even a mafia hit man can confess and convert in confession if he has time in the end and makes a good confession to a priest in the sacrament

He knew of some such cases. He was from jersey city.

He added that of course he did not recommend this manner of conversion, recommending a life of conversion - now I’m paraphrasing hi- and not taking a chance on not having time for confession before a sudden death


4 posted on 04/20/2025 6:10:27 AM PDT by stanne (Because they were mesmerized by Obama, the man for whom this was named, whose name they left out of )
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To: stanne

>>>>Good for him. In Catholic Church teaching my understanding is there’ll be som considerable time and reparations in purgatory in a case like this

Fr Groeschel said that, yes, even a mafia hit man can confess and convert in confession if he has time in the end and makes a good confession to a priest in the sacrament

He knew of some such cases. He was from jersey city.

He added that of course he did not recommend this manner of conversion, recommending a life of conversion - now I’m paraphrasing hi- and not taking a chance on not having time for confession before a sudden death>>>

With all due respect, as a Protestant , I pretty much disagree with everything above. The cross was sufficient enough to pay for any sin and all sins and I don’t confess to any human being. Only to God. The Bible says Jesus is my mediator. We read that in Hebrews.

Yes, I disagree with much of Roman Catholic theology and certainly on how a person is saved. But I respect individuals and I admire individual Catholics and their faith and commitment.

We can agree to disagree. God bless.


13 posted on 04/20/2025 6:34:40 AM PDT by vespa300
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To: stanne
In Catholic Church teaching my understanding is there’ll be som considerable time and reparations in purgatory in a case like this

Where is purgatory mentioned in the bible?

46 posted on 04/20/2025 8:37:25 AM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: stanne

There is no such thing as purgatory.


52 posted on 04/20/2025 9:17:42 AM PDT by roving
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