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Sorry, but you're STILL a sinner...as are WE ALL. You're not 'perfect', Pearl. And since you're not perfect, you STILL sin. No. The forgiveness is OFFERED to us. Not necessarily granted to us, without our repentance. Catholics DO confess to God... through a priest. Just like we confess...

Added WHAT?

Bowing toward a statue doesn't mean that anyone is 'worshipping' the statue. Again, I can look out my window, at the mountains, and bow my head...while thanking God for the majestic sight of the mountains... So, because I bow my head toward the mountains, am I 'worshipping' the mountains? If...

Maybe....but didn't the king forgive an entire debt of one who owed a large debt because he asked for forgiveness in the bible? What 'consequences' did the debtor face? He only faced consequences when he didn't forgive the other person who own him a much smaller amount.

ALL of your sins? You think that you haven't sinned in 46 years?? So you say. I wouldn't be so arrogant as to believe that I'm "saved" from EVERY sin I may commit between now and the time I'm called home. Being part of God's family doesn't necessarily mean the we no longer sin. To me...

I also bow my head sometimes if I see the picture of my daughters in my wallet. I bow my head in humility while praying to God that they're kept safe... By bowing my head in front of those pictures, am I 'worshipping' the picture? The paper the picture is on? Only GOD knows if I'm...

This isn't "moving the goalposts." Barney Fife asked if we could go to hell for breaking one of the 10 Commandments. Murder is one of the 10 Commandments, is it NOT?

Prove otherwise...

Yes CAN be forgiven. But not immediately forgiven, especially if we ain't sorry for our sin(s). Never said that. I'm forgiven if I ask for forgiveness and repent of my sin(s) Of course not...because what you're suggesting doesn't make sense.

You're another one who doesn't get what 'worship' is. I can go to a church...see a statue of Mary (for example) and bow my head. I'm not 'worshipping' the statue. When I bow my head, I'm not doing so in order to 'worship' the statue...I'm doing so in order to show humility, while thanking...

So, you believe that IF you commit murder...and feel NO REMORSE, you can't go to hell...? Wow...just...........wow. Sorry, but IF you're a Christian, you wouldn't break ANY Commandment

Not many churches worship statues of saints... ...including the Catholic Church.

What part of 'yes' was unclear?

Yes.

Quiet night home. A little pasta with pesto...crusty bread and a nice salad. A little reading....t.v....my 'obligatory' New Year's texts at midnight, and then off to bed. I live only a few miles north of the Strip in Las Vegas, so I'm sure I'll hear some fireworks. Bring in 2024...

You mean, kind of like what you did when you opened up this thread with the words, "Can those the do not follow the teachings of Jesus... such as the catholics..." as if you can read the minds of over 1.4 billion Catholics world-wide? You seem to 'know' how ALL Catholics think.

Yeah, I get it. Guess I'm just trying for that ONE LAST straw... It just irks me though. I mean, it's like so many say, "The Catholic church/does this, and the Catholic church does that...and the Catholic church doesn't do stuff that's 'biblical'..." Too many just don't want to get it.

Big Boy, I asked you FOUR days ago, where's your "proof" that Catholics don't follow the teachings of Jesus. Care to answer?

Do you believe the word of God is infallible or not?

Allow me to present the footnote of 2 Pet 19-21 from my Catholic Bible: " Often cited along with 2 Tim 3:16, on the "inspiration" of scripture or against private interpretation, these verses in context are directed against the false teachers of 2 Pet 2 and clever tales (2 Pt 1:16). The...