[magisterium]

Of this I have no doubt, and fully agree with you! ;-)

Yet you make pronouncements about the afterlife that run counter to nearly everyone else's understanding here on this thread, Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox alike, purely on your own authority!

[kerryusama04]

That's because most people don't ever read the Bible, or do so with pre-conceived notions. Only listening to those with man-granted authority rather than reading the Bible on your own is a really big wager IMO. Especially if those "authoritarians" are despicable child molesting men who bribe their parishioners to hide their sins.