[Puddleglum]

Rebelbase wrote:

I'm not Catholic and I have a bit of confusion over this. Where does it say in the New Testatment that praying for the souls of the dead will have any impact on God's Judgement of them?

Well, Rebel, I'm Catholic but do not possess the best memory on the source of that teaching, in spite of aving read a book on it about one year ago. Sorry for the non-informative reply - I'd rather do some research than give you my meandering best guess. It may well derive from the "living Word," - the one you hear from the pulpit and we hear in our Church doctors and Church history. Not the answer you might want, maybe.

[Dirk McQuickly]

Jesus looked upon those who crucified Him... in His agony... and recommended mercy on them to the Heavenly Father.

"Save yourself!" they mocked...

[Rebelbase]

Please to the research. I want to know biblically where that concept originated. If it is'nt derived from the Bible then it was created by man, and man by nature is fallen from the Grace of God and lies.

That is why we have the bible as the word of God...It cannot be changed or manipulated as can man's words.