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At my grandmother\u2019s funeral her best friend of sixty years was overheard saying, \u201cWe can finally stop praying for her now. She\u2019s in a better place with Jesus and angels and fluffy clouds and kittens and everyone she\u2019s every loved who died before her.\u201d The nativity of her belief that all souls go to heaven is a dangerous one, especially for the protestant souls in purgatory in need of our daily<\/em> prayer. It would appear they have no one else to pray for them. <\/p>\n

I told you; isn\u2019t that an incredibly sad thought? <\/p>\n

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