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God says to Hitler, ‘Oh you old fool, what were you thinking? Your mother drop you on your head when you were a kid? Come on in, although you gotta stop at purgatory and get cleaned up first, but come on in. Come home, come home.’
Until around WWII, especially black preachers made a name for themselves with their lurid and realistic depictions of Hell. A good one “could have their congregation smelling brimstone, and feeling the flames licking the underside of the floorboards.”
And to their credit, many sinners were at least temporarily redeemed and lived better lives for a while.
“although you gotta stop at purgatory”...
NO SUCH PLACE, just made up Catholic BS.