I have read so much falsehood on this thread, this is just another example of a person with no authority whatsoever attempting to tell Catholics what they believe. Worthless trash post.
I think, but I'm not positive, that she's conflating a line from the Baltimore Catechism into the entirety of Catholic doctrine on the Redemption. I've seen that "open the gates of Heaven" line used several times around here and I just haven't had the energy to address it.
Hilariously, the Baltimore Catechism is rejected by a lot of trads because it's "overly Protestant" (infected with Americanism apparently) and that very line is used as an example of why it can't be trusted as a reliable guide of Catholic doctrine. I've been using the first three Baltimore Catechisms for going on six years now with my own children and if I stopped at "Jesus opened the gates of Heaven" I'd have been done 5 years ago.
Here it is from an online version:
Q. Did God abandon man after he fell into sin?Well if you stop there you deserve what you get I suppose.
A. God did not abandon man after he fell into sin, but promised him a Redeemer, who was to satisfy for man's sin and reopen to him the gates of heaven.
What's interesting to me is that a lot of these falsehoods are perpetuated by former and failed Catholics who couldn't be bothered to learn about the Church but are now self-proclaimed experts on the Church. If one is predestined, I guess it is ok to lie because it doesn't really matter.
What do Catholics believe Jesus died for on the cross.. ?