Catholic Funeral - no hope
I went to a Roman Catholic funeral today. Yes, I was sad to see my friends cry over the loss of their loved one. But what really got me crying was something the priest said. At one point of the service, he declared that it was time now to ask the Lord as a group to allow the one who passed away to be allowed entry into Heaven. He declared that, “Where two or three are gathered we know that Jesus is there. And since we are more than two or three we know that he must be really here” “Therefore Lord we pray that you let her into heaven. That she would be able to take some of the good things she did on earth with her and that maybe you would cancel some of the really bad things so that she can merit for herself entry into Heaven.” I immediately started crying. Because of course, I know theologically that people believe in false religions, that priests twist scripture and lead their listeners to hell, and I’ve heard them say it hundreds of times. I mean I moved my family to Italy because of