Posted by Dena on March 4, 2003, at 22:23:15
In reply to Lou's response to Dena's post » Dena, posted by Lou Pilder on March 4, 2003, at 21:04:52
Hi Lou - it's really nice to be corresponding with you again.
In order to understand what I meant about enjoying Jonathan's apology for referring to purgatory, you'll have to read Jonathan's two previous posts to me. In the first one, he signed off saying, "I'm looking forward to your return from Purgatory, Dena." - he was relating my being blocked with a Roman Catholic belief of going to a place of purification after death, prior to gaining access to heaven. In his next post to me, he "apologized" for referring to purgatory, because he'd "forgotten" that Orthodox Christians don't believe in purgatory as do Roman Catholics. This difference in belief is one I've only recently come to understand, & so I found humor in his "slip". I meant no offense to Jonathan, Orthodoxy, Roman Catholocism, nor to anyone else on this board.
Thanks for checking with me for clarification.
Shalom, Dena
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