Originally posted by chronicles:
1)When they say life after death, is it meant to be taken literally like reincarnation in the buddhism sense.
2)A person who is not baptised but a DEVOUT catholic, where does he/she go to?
3)Is there a middle place in between heaven and hell.(Dont tell me earth
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4)A baby died during childbirth or from abortion, is he/she guranteed a place in heaven, because being just born equates to SINLESS.
5)Is that joachim guy who embezzled money from the church removed from his position as priest
6)They say jesus is god, some say he is the son of god.Which one?
1) There are two types of Judgement.
1- Particular Judgement
2- General Judgement
Particular Judgement occurs after one's earthly death. One either:
1- enters into the blessedness of heaven through a purification process called Purgatory, or
2- enters Heaven immediately, or
3- receives immediate and everlasting damnation in Hell.
(Explanation removed, pending peer review)2) When you say devout, I assume that person has the intention to be baptized, but couldnÂ’t make it in time? In this case, he/she is saved. We call this Baptism by desire.
3) Well, the middle place between Heaven and Hell is Earth. If one goes to Purgatory he can be considered to be saved already. It is just a matter of when he/she goes to heaven.
4) We do not know. We leave him/her to the mercy of God. God is not so callous as to damn those who have had no chance to hear the Gospel or receive Baptism.
5) Fr Joachim Kang is currently placed under administrative leave. At the moment, I believe his priestly duties have been suspended. However, he can still exercise his powers in an event of an emergency.
6) The Holy Trinity is one, but three.
- God the Father
- God the Son (Jesus Christ)
- God the Holy Spirit (The sum of the love of the Father and the Son)
Jesus Christ is both God, and the Son of God.