[Iscool]

The believer is purified as inferior material burns off. No one said anything about punishment. Purgatory means the place of purification, not punishment.

You guys claim you won't know if you are saved til you meet Jesus face to face at the final judgment...

In which case, in your religion, Catholics go to purgatory and may still end up in Hell...

[annalex]

You guys claim you won't know if you are saved til you meet Jesus face to face at the final judgment...

In which case, in your religion, Catholics go to purgatory and may still end up in Hell

Judgment precedes the passing through Purgatory.