[Aquinasfan]

You have made the choice. He was available to them their whole life. I think the Pope is getting his timing mixed up.

If Luther hadn't deliberately removed books from the Bible containing references to praying for the dead you would know that this practice is both historical and scriptural (2 Maccabees 12:38-46).

[Conservative til I die]

If Luther hadn't deliberately removed books from the Bible containing references to praying for the dead you would know that this practice is both historical and scriptural (2 Maccabees 12:38-46).

Yeah, but apparently there's a "documented history" out there showing we added these books later, as another poster mentioned. I eagerly await a link to this "documented history."

[DBtoo]

My devoutly Catholic aunt still prays for my father's soul. He died ten years ago and never did believe in God. She says she prays for him everyday.