[annalex]

Good luck repeating Protestant mantras. Souls in purgatory work?

[CynicalBear]

>>Souls in purgatory work?<<

LOL When Christ rose from the grave he earned us a one way, direct flight ticket. No delays, stopovers or changing planes. Being perfect He made sure we go first class with no cheap seat restrictions. When He rose from the grave it was all taken care of with no possibility of add ons or extra charges at check in. When it’s time for our flight we carry no baggage because we are provided with everything we will need when we get there.

[Mad Dawg]

If you really want (a great experience and) a pretty decent explanation and portrayal of what we think about purgatory, I cannot recommend enough the Dorothy Sayers translation of Purgatorio by Dante. Her notes and essays are very clear.

This is not a sneaky attempt to inflict Catholic propaganda on anyone. Sayers was Church of England. It's an attempt to provide a source with as good an introduction to the whole way of thinking as one is likely to encounter.

And if I hook even one person into reading the entire Commedia I have done a good thing. Lewis (also Church of England) thought it the greatest poem ever written. So do I.