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By Martin J. Scott, SJ Litt.D. 1927. Chapter 19. Page 136.
By Martin J. Scott, SJ Litt.D. 1927. Chapter 19. Page 136.
There is no specific mention of the word Sunday in Scripture. The Sabbath is mentioned, but Sabbath means Saturday. Yet the Christians of almost all denominations worship on Sunday not on Saturday. The Jews observe Saturday. Nowhere in the Bible is it stated that worship should be changed from Saturday to Sunday. The fact is that the Church was in existence for several centuries before the Bible was given to the world. The Church made the Bible, the Bible did not make the Church.
Now the Church which gave us the Bible, instituted, by God’s authority, Sunday as the day of worship. This same church, by the same authority, taught the doctrine of Purgatory long before the Bible was made. We have, therefore, the same authority for Purgatory as we have Sunday.
Now the Church which gave us the Bible, instituted, by God’s authority, Sunday as the day of worship. This same church, by the same authority, taught the doctrine of Purgatory long before the Bible was made. We have, therefore, the same authority for Purgatory as we have Sunday.
