Question:
What Catholic beliefs come from the Deuterocanonical books? What difference do these books make in our faith?
Answer:
The deuterocanonical books contain references to certain Catholic teachings that are not as explicit elsewhere in the Scriptures. The most common examples are:
- Purification of the sins of the dead (2 Macc. 12:42-44)
- Intercession of Angels (Tobit 12:12)
- The role of good works in expiation of sin (Tobit 12:9; Sirach 3:30)
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