“Except the Church teaches that the angels did not possess the Beatific Vision when they rejected God, right?”
Apparently, that’s what they are saying.
“Catholics must reconcile Scripture with authoritative Church teaching. Im doing my best, given the information provided.”
Alright, fair enough. I just can’t see how it can be reconciled. It seems to me the theology, which is supposed to interpret the Scriptures, has been built up to a point where it has lost sight of the plain things that Scripture says. Maybe I’m not seeing some angle that could bring them into harmony, but that’s my impression.
Sorry about the double-post.