[rwa265]

What is the Catholic reason for purgatory? Stated another way, what purpose does purgatory serve in the RCC belief structure?

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I personally don’t give much thought to Purgatory. If you really want to know the Church teaching, you can find it in CCC 1030 - 1032.

http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catechism/catechism-of-the-catholic-church/epub/index.cfm#

[MHGinTN]

Thank you, that will be a very useful link because I can quickly access the catechism online instead of turning pages and trying to type from printed paper.

are you as a Catholic aware that the notion of purgatory is not found in the Bible. BUT the Bema Seat of Christ is found in the Bible and takes place IN HEAVEN?