I was going to add a passage that I had heard in one of the two books of Maccabees, which says that "it is holy and wholesome to pray for the dead", and one of the spiritual works of mercy is to pray for the living, as well as the dead, but I realize that the Protestant Bible doesn't include that book, and the spiritual works of mercy are probably a Catholic teaching only.
And I know my sins aren't just magically washed away forever and I can do whatever I want]
Unfortunately I do disagree with the catholic teachings you have shared, but hey please don't take it personal.
Good for you for posting again in this thread and not shying away. I personally hope I didn't make it seem like I was trying to scare anyone off of this thread....and if this post was in no way related to what I have said. Kindly disreguard it.
