I've read so many posts that say we Catholics speak to the dead. Our belief is that a person has an immortal soul that either goes straight to Heaven; Purgatory to Heaven, or to hell.
OKAY I KNOW PEOPLE HERE DON'T BELIEVE IN PURGATORY. PLEASE DO NOT EVEN ADDRESS THAT: IT ISN'T WHAT I'M ASKING.
I am, rather asking you to state, simply and with reference only to your own beliefs, what YOU believe happens to a person when they pass.
Until coming here, I thought it was simply a matter of Heaven or hell. I honestly want to know what you believe.
Peace be with you!
Your question/statement is two fold. You make a statement about speaking to the dead then ask where people’s souls go when they leave this earth. Where people’s souls go when they leave this earth can be debated. Communication between those who have left this earth and those still here is forbidden is scripture. People can debate about where the soul goes upon death but neither is going to be conclusively proven by scripture.
I believe that is it in a nutshell sir. Now, how a person goes to one or the other, is another topic,
Peace be with you too.