Exactly. Nobody ever said that Purgatory effects SALVATION. People must be in the state of grace at death to go to Purgatory.
The suffering in Purgatory frees the soul from attachment to sin—as does suffering in this life.
All the arguments against Purgatory in the original article and in the comments are based on the misconception that Catholics believe that UNSAVED people are somehow SAVED in Purgatory.
How does the death of Christ and faith in Him not purify you completely? What more can be done? So far no catholic has been willing to answer this simple question.
Prisoners: YEA! Yea! YEA!!!!
Warden:...E and are going to be release....
Prisoners: YEA! Yea! YEA!!!!
Warden:...d as soon are you get cleaned up. For some; it will be a bit longer than others.
Prisoners: WHAT the... $*^^#*%*
Warden: I kniow this is upsetting to some of you; but GOD make the rules; not me!
The soul is already freed from sin.
That’s what forgiveness is all about.
When we die, the flesh is gone, and so is the last attachment to sin. All that’s left is the perfected, sinless, redeemed spirit, which is then in a state of perfection and able to stand in the presence of God with no further anything needing to be done.