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To: SoothingDave; Havoc
Hi, SDave. About Havoc, you wrote: Then he says that Purgatory is a "work" of the person in Purgatory. I again ask for proof of what he claims is Catholic teaching...

I understand what he means...at least I think I do. He can correct me if I'm wrong. When he calls purgatory a "work," he means as opposed to *grace*. The "purity" which is supposed to result from purgatory is NOT a gift of God (grace), but is something the person achieves by suffering. It is a work as opposed to being something that God simply *gives* you.

3,239 posted on 10/26/2001 11:25:26 PM PDT by hopefulpilgrim
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To: hopefulpilgrim; SoothingDave
Hi, SDave. About Havoc, you wrote: Then he says that Purgatory is a "work" of the person in Purgatory. I again ask for proof of what he claims is Catholic teaching...

I understand what he means...at least I think I do. He can correct me if I'm wrong. When he calls purgatory a "work," he means as opposed to *grace*. The "purity" which is supposed to result from purgatory is NOT a gift of God (grace), but is something the person achieves by suffering. It is a work as opposed to being something that God simply *gives* you.

Give that man a cigar :) That's part of it

3,534 posted on 10/29/2001 3:09:52 AM PST by Havoc
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