Thank you for posting this.
My uninformed impression that in the current state of things (before final judgement) the Catholic view of the universe allows for souls to be in a third state.
It is somewhat unique among theologies to allow for this.
Am I right or wrong on this?
That would be Purgatory:
1031 The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire: 1 Cor 3:15; 1 Pet 1:7
As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come [Mt 12:31-32] From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come. [St. Gregory the Great, Dial. 4, 39: PL 77, 396; cf. Mt 12:31] -Source: Catechism of the Catholic Church
The Early Church’s Belief in Purgatory
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Actually it is unique not to believe it, as 75% of Christianity believes in Purgatory, the Orthodox and Catholics that is.
This uniqueness began with the Reformation.