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How to Talk to Protestants About Saints and Purgatory

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Questions Covered: 

  • 04:13 – Can you share your interpretation of Matthew 5 as it relates to purgatory? 
  • 07:38 - If God is all good and loving, it seems unjust to send an unbaptized baby to Hell?  
  • 15:14 - How do I share with my mother that the Saints are praying for her, she just needs to ask?  
  • 21:41 - Are canonizations infallible? What confidence can I have in this process?   
  • 29:40 - Where did we get the idea that Saints can pray for us but not themselves?  
  • 33:39 - What is Purgatory? Can we know if we are going to purgatory?  
  • 41:31 - Is the suffering in Purgatory close to the level of Hell? Can the souls in purgatory talk to us?  
  • 49:10 - Can you explain the Saint prayer to release 1000 souls in purgatory?  
  • 52:05 - Is purgatory different from Paradise? How does this impact the thief on the cross? 
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