Somebody may have been pranked. The Catholic Church recently declared that there is no such thing as Purgatory.
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The Catholic Church recently declared that there is no such thing as Purgatory.
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Incorrect.
Growing up a fairly traditional Catholic I never bought the indulgence thing. I can see the Purgatory thing—insofar as all of us sin and never get to do some kind of penance to atone for those sins. God being God cannot stand to have sin in His sight—so there must be some purgation period. Now my evangelical buddies will want to tear their hair out over this one....but Jesus died on the cross for your sins. Yes, Jesus died on the cross for our sins, but that does not mean just because JC died on the cross and the Resurrection happened and I was baptized doesn’t mean I will live a saintly or angelic life. Christ’s death and resurrection made salvation available to me. Not just a given. Even though baptized, I still have to partake in the offer. As I said, even though all of us sin, the vast majority of folks are not absolutely evil. Isn’t that what hell is—the home of absolute evil? As I said before, God by His nature cannot allow sin (no matter how great or small) in His presence, so thus the idea of Purgatory. Now, if it is a place like heaven or hell—that’s up for grabs-—or it could be a process. No one has come back and written a book—sure, it would be a best seller.
You are quite mistaken.