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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As humans, the greatest sacrifice one can make is to lay down one's life for another.  For Catholics, the crucifix is a constant reminder that Jesus made that sacrifice for all of mankind.

On a personal note, for me it's incredibly humbling (the sacrifice), comforting (the love) and joyful (the hope) all at once. [/quote]

Jesus is not the only human being who lay down his life for others -- and most of the rest of them are forgotten -- and they die forever - no resurrection or bodily ascension into heaven or sitting at the right hand of the father for them.  [b]If they were catholics who died with a mortal sin on their souls, they'd go straight to hell, no matter the altruism of their death.[/b][/quote]

Please cite the Catechism where that is described.[/quote]

I can't cite the where in the Catechism it states it but it is what old line Catholics believed - and also why it was necessary to go to weekly Mass - so if you died that week, you had a chance of going to Purgatory instead of Hell.  Of course, daily Mass is even better because then you know you have a better chance of dying in grace.  Of course all of this is man-made and not in the Bible which makes me scratch my head about Catholicism.[/quote]

Many of the Catholic rules are not bible-based. but let's face it, some of the pronouncements in the Bible are outrageous or at least silly and not suitable for any set of useful guidelines for living.[/quote]

But you have to give the Catholic Church for creating the most rules that it insists on that are the truth that are not in any way bible-related:  Celebate priests; priests being the only intercession to God; confession; Saints; the rule that the Saint must have performed two miracles; Mary worship; Limbo; purgatory; paying for masses to get the dead out of purgatory . . . and the list goes on.[/quote]

Yeah -- the extra biblical stuff has been a real money-maker for the Church [/quote]

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