Thank you for finding the passage for me. I know the stories from all those years of hearing them at Mass, but bow to you guys' superior recall of chapter and verse.
I brought over the passage you highlighted. This story shows pretty clearly a man in hell and a man in "the limbo of the fathers." (That was the waiting area for righteous folks before Jesus came and opened Heaven.) And there is no way to bridge the gap between those damned and those saved.
So what does this have to do with Purgatory? Are you under the illusion that Catholics think that people in hell can be saved?
(Becky, this is definitely not "purgatory." I don't know who told you that. And whether it is literally true or a parable doesn't seem to make a difference.)
SD
Some one on these threads said it was purgatory. And it does make a difference wether true or parable. Think about that Barna Poll. There are alot of people who do not believe in literal hell. Catholics and Baptists alike, I am sorry to say.
It also is a lesson on learning to "rightly divide the word."
Becky