Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!wuarchive!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!ub!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: dana@locus.com (Dana H. Myers) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: st. jude Message-ID: Date: 2 Jun 91 05:27:06 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: Locus Computing Corporation, Inglewood, CA Lines: 16 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article MNHCC@cunyvm.bitnet writes: >Romain, It is true that Catholics see asking St. Jude, St. Paul, >St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, the Virgin Mary, or any other saint to >pray for us is no different from asking another Christian here on >Earth to pray for us. The saints in Heaven have died, in this world's >terms, but they live in Christ, and Christ has conquered death. I would suggest that scriptual references to those who have suffered earthly death indicate they enter some sort of spiritual sleep waiting for judgement. While one can argue that the deceased live in Christ, I see no scriptural precendent to indicate they are capable of hearing or acting on prayer requests. -- * Dana H. Myers KK6JQ | Views expressed here are * * (213) 337-5136 | mine and do not necessarily * * dana@locus.com | reflect those of my employer *