While Catholics may believe in purgatory, I do not think the formal church teaches this. Help with this issue anyone?
Link from the Vatican website of the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
The existence of purgatory, its purpose, and the claim that those in it can be helped by the "suffrages" (prayers and good works) of the faithful on earth is de fide Catholic dogma.
hey there...haven’t been on in a couple of days - stomach bug made another appearance among the kiddies...
did anyone post this catholic encyclopedia entry yet?...
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12575a.htm
It certainly isn’t something mentioned much in the Rochester Diocese.
I’ve heard it mentioned a little bit more in other places - but it still seems like an important issue that gets overlooked.