Category Archives: salvation

1. Some persons are baptized as infants, children, or even as adults, and later they fall away from the Christian faith and become atheists. These persons enter the state of grace when baptized. If they never commit an actual mortal … Continue reading →

Pope Saint John Paul II in Redemptoris Missio: “10. The universality of salvation means that it is granted not only to those who explicitly believe in Christ and have entered the Church. Since salvation is offered to all, it must … Continue reading →

Suppose that a human person commits one actual mortal sin, from which he never repents, and, subsequently, one hundred thousand venial sins. Now a person who is in a state of grace can have venial sins forgiven by any devout … Continue reading →

Dogma: 1. All human persons have original sin from conception, except Adam, Eve, Jesus, and Mary. [Trent] 2. Original sin is taken away only by the three forms of baptism: water, desire, blood. [Trent] 3. Everyone who dies in a … Continue reading →

The Council of Quiersy, in 853 A.D., was a local Council, whose teachings fall under the ordinary non-infallible Magisterium. These are not infallible Canons. Nevertheless, the Council’s teachings on redemption and grace have stood the test of time and are … Continue reading →

My booklet, “Heaven, Hell, Purgatory, and Limbo“, will be available for free, in Kindle format only, from Sunday, Sept. 4 through Sept. 8th, 2016, in honor of the canonization of Saint Teresa of Calcutta. Please take advantage of this offer. … Continue reading →

[Luke] {14:15} When someone sitting at table with him had heard these things, he said to him, “Blessed is he who will eat bread in the kingdom of God.” {14:16} So he said to him: “A certain man prepared a … Continue reading →

6. Can persons guilty of objective mortal sin, who do not repent before death, be saved? [Luke] {23:34} Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them. For they know not what they do.” And truly, dividing his garments, they cast lots. If … Continue reading →

1. May we reasonably hope that perhaps no human persons are sent to Hell? No, it is neither reasonable nor faithful to believe or hope that no human persons go to Hell. [Matthew] {5:20} For I say to you, that … Continue reading →

May we reasonably hope that all are saved? “No” says the Son of God, Jesus Christ, our Lord and Savior: [Matthew] {5:20} For I say to you, that unless your justice has surpassed that of the scribes and the Pharisees … Continue reading →