[ealgeone]

In this parable several things are clear that refute roman catholic teaching.

1) After you die there are no second chances....no purgatory. This is completely in line with the NT...And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, Heb 9:27 NASB

2) There is no communication between people in this world and those who've departed us. Else, the rich man would have contacted his family to warn them of Hades.

[Old Yeller]

Good points