Good advice: “Be Catholic.” Bad advice: “Don’t.”

Every vanity wants to keep our soul from having these "keys to The Kingdom of Heaven".

Every vanity wants to keep our soul from having these “keys to The Kingdom of Heaven”.

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Question 1:  “Why is ‘Be Catholic.’ good advice?”

Answer:  “Catholics receive these actual ‘keys to The Kingdom of Heaven’ that Jesus died to leave on earth:  ‘And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.’

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Question 2:  “What are ‘the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven’ that Jesus gave His Life to leave to His First Catholic Pope?”

Answer:  “They include The Seven Catholic Sacraments; Baptism, Confirmation, Eucharist (Holy Communion), Reconciliation, Anointing of the Sick, Marriage, and Holy Orders.  They are among the blessings God gives to His People on earth.

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Question 3:  “What lets Catholics get those ‘keys’?”

Answer:  “We are blessed to see The Power of God manifesting itself in the echo of His Church-Creating Word:  ‘And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.'”

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Question 4: ” Why don’t other people respect He Who Fulfilled The Prophecies enough to be Catholic?”

Answer:  “Many believe worldly beings who endlessly tell donors:  ‘I know more than God the Father.  I know more than God the Son.  I know more than God the Holy Spirit.  God is not The King of Heaven or my mind.’

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Question 5:  “What happens to such self-serving souls?”

Answer:  “Their soul shrinks to its proper size in the screeching wavelengths of hell that are more painful to the soul than fire to the body.”

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Question 6: “How can a soul be saved from such an awful fate?”

Answer:  “Read and believe The Bible.  Then, get these ‘keys’ from a Catholic priest:  ‘And I say unto you thou art Peter and on this rock I build My Church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.  I give you the keys to The Kingdom of Heaven.’

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Question 7:  “Who is kept from getting those ‘keys’ for their immortal soul?”

Answer:  “Those who willfully and knowingly choose to reject The Authority and Love of Jesus to provide them.”

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Today’s Simple Rhyme:  “God’s great mercy and great love / Enter Catholic souls from Heaven above.”

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