Excellent points sir. It has been so long since I was a catholic, I can hardly remember. I seem to remember they told us if we went to mass for nine straight first Fridays, or five straight first Saturdays, we could get someone out of purgatory. It gave me a sense of power, like the Mormons baptism for the dead. I only went through the motions, because I didn't think that I was even good enough to qualify for purgatory. I thought I would go to Hell, and it bothered me. I didn't feel like being a good sport, and getting someone into Heaven, when I was pretty sure I would be in Hell fire. Not a good deal I thought. If I was in hell, I think answering someone's prayer, would be the absolute last thing on my mind. Does that help? 😇
I agree it’s like the Mormon baptism for the dead. Crazy stuff, Mark! Glad you ESCAPED! ;)