I have a long-time family friend, a former priest of my now long ago church who I had the saddest talk with.
He has no certain hope he’d end up in heaven. He refuses to believe in the promises outlined by God in Scripture concerning the certainty of heaven if you believe in Christ as Lord and Savior. He believes it is presumptuous to say you ‘know’ you’re going there.
He also believes there was a real possibility he could do something wrong IN PURGATORY and lose heaven.
At the same time he believes non Christians could get to heaven (muslims in particular) because of their BELIEF in MARY.
This was not a novice priest. He has now been in the priesthood well over 35 years, he’s the senior priest wherever the parish he’s been posted as long as I’ve known him. He is NOT confused about what the Roman Catholic church teaches.
On what basis do you say he is not confused. He sure sounds dead wrong about at least three things.
"He also believes there was a real possibility he could do something wrong IN PURGATORY and lose heaven.
At the same time he believes non Christians could get to heaven (muslims in particular) because of their BELIEF in MARY.
This was not a novice priest. He has now been in the priesthood well over 35 years, he’s the senior priest wherever the parish he’s been posted as long as I’ve known him. He is NOT confused about what the Roman Catholic church teaches."
This priest is very very confused! If any thing the Catholic theologians who are believers agree that purgatory is a trip to heaven otherwise why then cleansing. If it was hell there is no more cleansings. He never would of went on the trip(purgatory) to heaven. He is one mixed up priest.