Purgatory
You still believe it, don't you?
For your info, Pope Benedict XVI scrapped the centuries old Roman Catholic concept of purgatory 9 years ago. As we all know, purgatory is a state between Heaven and hell where unbaptized children's souls go according to the doctrine. But that pope said children goes to heaven instead (Thank God).
For what I learned from my high school teacher, this is one of those doctrines we inherent from catholic teachings when the Spaniards colonized Philippines from 1521 to 1898. That's why Filipinos then were force to follow the doctrine fear of their child(ren) will go straight to hell when died unbaptized. And we still do, I mean you (some... don't mean to offend anyone). So why they insist this teaching? Because you need to pay for the ritual and it's a good source of fund for the church. Just like marriage and other catholic rituals.
Just remember what the scripture said in Luke 18:15-17. And don't forget our national hero Dr. Jose Rizal died because he revealed in one of his books the truth that there's no single mention in the Bible about purgatory.
We are lucky than him because he needs to read the whole bible to justify what he wrote on his novels. Not like us today that in one click, we can search a word or phrase in the bible thru the aid of computers.
Let's not waste his heroic sacrifice to tell as the truth...
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