[PayNoAttentionManBehindCurtain]

Your questions go in circles, because there is no answer possible to them and the answer to your question is not what you are seeking.

I'm sorry. My questions go in circles, because IMO your answers go in circles:). It seems very hard to get a straight answer. Usually you get a question throwed at you as an answer.

I ask the questions to find out if I am understanding what you say the catholic church teaches. Once I feel I understand (sometimes that takes a while, given the answers I get:) then I want to know if the belief or doctrine or issue, can be backed up with scripture. If it can't, or if I have a different interpretation of a scripture I say so. Then we can discuss our differences, and maybe both learn something from said discussions.

I thought we all agreeded to disagree. I can't agree with what your chruch teaches, but I learn alot discussing our differences.

If this topic has already been discussed, I missed it, sorry. If you don't like my questions don't answer.

Becky

[D-fendr]

"I ask the questions to find out if I am understanding what you say the catholic church teaches."

We teach the communion of saints. The church, the body of Christ are one in eternity. Some of this body are existent in this finite incarnation we call life. Some are not.

You can begin to find out more:

here

But if you wish to have greater understanding you will also realize that these things and those I asked you about earlier are not susceptible to simple conceptual description. The church is not a set of doctrine, it is much more than that.

Now, do you wish to know more or do you wish to continue until you find something you can more strongly reject? Do you wish to discuss beliefs with mutual respect or just tell me what's wrong, bad, dishonest and evil with my church?

[apologist]

For example, you probably wouldn't suspect Patsy Cline is also one of my favorites.

My dad played her stuff (as well as other 50s-60s country artists) constantly while I was growing up. I would have never thought that I'd be listening to her myself today. An amazing voice... too bad it tragically ended.

She did some interesting early obscure gospel stuff too.

[dadwags]

Becky, looks like you and D-fender are dancing ,round and round (^_^).
the teaching on the "Communion of Saints" means that All Christians, the living (Church Militant), those in Purgatory (Church Suffering), and those in Heaven (Church triumphant) are all united as ONE body .
Did't they teach you ANYTHING in your alleged 12 years of catholic school ? (Maybe your parents should ask for a tuition refund ?) (:o>)