The Highway Forums General Discussion Theology Discussion Forum Roman Catholicism and salvation

interesting. If I am understanding you right you are espousing the protestant view of works. I've never heard a catholic phrase it in this way. So in your thinking works are absolutely unessential to attain or maintain salvation (justification or sanctification). Works are merely the fruit we produce as we are brought closer and closer to the righteousness of Christ (never perfectly attained until glorification). Then what is the need for the sacraments of baptism, penance, etc if they do not continue or maintain salvation? Purgatory for that matter is unnecessary also since the works we do are in the reward category and thus no need to purge the venial sins from our souls/body. <br><br>I am asking these questions because you don't sound like any Romanist I've met, and I've met very educated ones. The lucky ones who became christians and left the Roman "church".<br><br>