True and false answers are grouped for easy print and study.
TRUE
1. The communion of saints includes the faithful living on earth, souls in purgatory and the blessed in heaven.
3. Saints in heaven can intercede for those on the earth and in purgatory.
4. Souls in purgatory are helpless...their prayers are never answered.
5. The faithful on earth should honor and ask for help from saints in heaven and can pray for souls in purgatory.
6. Prayer, fasting, good works, indulgences and Masses help souls in purgatory.
7. Prayer, works of mercy, supernatural charity and penance help others on earth.
11. The particular, individual judgement takes place just after death of the body.
14. Willfull or forgotten minor sins as well as the punishment for forgiven sins is cleansed in purgatory.
15. Most saints agree that the more suffering we patiently welcome in this life will hasten our arrival in heaven.
FALSE
2. Prayers of the saints can lessen the suffering of souls in hell.
8. In the resurrection, we do not rejoin our old body, but rather get a completely different 'spiritual' body.
9. No one except Jesus has been taken to heaven, body and spirit. - - - [Mary, Elijah and Enoch]
10. The general judgement comes before the particular judgement.
12. All will be resurrected in the general judgement after Christ returns.
13. There is no such thing as 'minor' mortal (deadly) sin.
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