When he gets something basic like this so completely wrong, why should his ideas on any other topic seem persuasive?
Purgatory is not despair, almost-despair, kinda despair, sorta despair, or any other kind of despair. The souls in purgatory are completely, perfectly, and constantly assured of their own salvation.
What is your Scriptural basis for this statement? Statements based on ANY thing other than Scripture is based on man, not of God...Therefore if it's based on man, it's based on the flesh, therefore it's based on Satan!