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Should We Pray for ALL the Dead? St. Thomas Aquinas Clarifies: Only for the Faithful, Not Heretics and Apostates

IntroductionIn Catholic tradition, praying for the dead is a spiritual work of mercy, an act of charity intended to relieve the sufferings of souls in Purgatory. However, should we pray for all the dead indiscriminately? St. Thomas Aquinas, the Angelic Doctor and one of the greatest theologians of the Church, addressed this issue in …

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