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In reply to the discussion: Why do people pray for the dead? What is the goal? [View all]atheous
(37 posts)6. Pointless..
I think it goes back to when people were summarily hung for petty crimes..
May GAWD have mercy on your soul, but we don't really give a rats fart so... DROP-Snap...
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That's my understanding. Catholics have purgatory as a stopping place for the souls
Lint Head
Apr 2012
#2
This is not something I am that familiar with, but I can think of two possible reasons.
cbayer
Apr 2012
#3
This right here is why you need to not make comments about what religion is like in this country.
Goblinmonger
Apr 2012
#9
Please point to which is the official position, as opposed to somebody else's opinion...
brooklynite
Apr 2012
#35
I'd probably start with the Catholic Encyclopedia for a solid Catholic viewpoint. n/t
Goblinmonger
Apr 2012
#38
Might a catholic minor seminary is not a place to understand the grand scope of religious thought.
Thats my opinion
Apr 2012
#27
Hardly me! They happen to be persons full of curiosity--which may be the mark of an educated man
Thats my opinion
Apr 2012
#31
So the person praying is letting the deceased know he or she is loved and missed?
ZombieHorde
Apr 2012
#44
I was thinking about monotheism when I asked the question, not just the RCC.
ZombieHorde
Apr 2012
#53
My father is an occultist, and some of my friends are occultists, and their opinion
ZombieHorde
Apr 2012
#54
Catholics pray for the souls of their ancestors, to free them from purgatory
Starboard Tack
Apr 2012
#14
Leaving aside those who see religion as only some sort of manipulation of God or superstition, who
Thats my opinion
Apr 2012
#17
By "therapeutic results," I mean praying for the deceased helps one through the grieving process.
ZombieHorde
Apr 2012
#50