[SkyPilot]

At the heart of the merit-based Catholic system is the unbiblical concept of purgatory. In fact, it’s the invention of purgatory that makes Catholic dogma attractive at all—without it, Catholicism would be a very hard sell. Catholics are never really on solid spiritual ground. They can’t know for certain if they’re saved or whether they will ever make it into heaven. And even confident, pious Catholics live in perpetual fear of committing a mortal sin that will throw them out of favor with God and the church. It’s the false doctrine of purgatory that provides Catholics their spiritual safety net, bringing false hope to people trapped in a hopeless system. It’s the one relief in their entire guilt-ridden, fear-ridden system of works righteousness.

As a former Catholic (now Evangelical Christian) I can attest to that statement being 100% true.

Once, I sincerely asked a Catholic priest how I could attain God's forgiveness and be assured that I would escape Hell and go to Heaven.

He looked at me with a puzzled and nervous expression on his face, stammered a bit, and then blurted out:

"Well, that's a Great Mystery."

[Resettozero]

I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6

No one.

No protestant, no catholic, no one.

(And...thank you.)

[Mark17]

As a former Catholic (now Evangelical Christian) I can attest to that statement being 100% true.

Same here. I used to believe in purgatory too, but I thought I could not stop committing mortal sins, so purgatory would not have worked for me anyway. I never thought I was good enough. Maybe that is why I got saved. 😄😄😃😊