[Elsie]

Explaining it is not a simple feat, and Vatican officials have been known to grow testy when asked.

Dang!!!

Just like out FR Catholic friends here do!!

[SkyPilot]

A few weeks ago, Francis declared that there was no Hell.

But, there is such a thing as "Purgatory"?

Why this dichotomy?

My guess is that Francis finds it useful to lord 'purgatory' over people, so that he can meet our 'plenary indulgences' for them or their dead friends and relatives.