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To: al_c
Right off the bat, the author misstates what the RCC teaching on purgatory really is.

OK. So please explain it to us Protestants. Seriously. I've only set foot in a Catholic church once in my life. I'd like to hear it from someone who knows.

21 posted on 04/27/2021 6:09:02 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: ShadowAce
OK. So please explain it to us Protestants. Seriously. I've only set foot in a Catholic church once in my life. I'd like to hear it from someone who knows.

Gladly! Thanks for asking!

The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a “purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven,” which is experienced by those “who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified” (CCC 1030). It notes that “this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned” (CCC 1031).

The purification is necessary because, as Scripture teaches, nothing unclean will enter the presence of God in heaven (Rev. 21:27) and, while we may die with our mortal sins forgiven, there can still be many impurities in us, specifically venial sins and the temporal punishment due to sins already forgiven.

More info can be read here ... https://www.catholic.com/tract/purgatory

37 posted on 04/27/2021 6:35:46 AM PDT by al_c (Democrats: Party over Common Sense)
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