The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a "purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven," which is experienced by those "who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified" (CCC 1030). It notes that "this final purification of the elect . . .
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The Church gives the name purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned" (CCC 1030–1). The concept of an after-death purification from sin and the consequences of sin is also stated in the New Testament in passages such as 1 Corinthians 3:11–15...
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Purgatory is the condition or process of purification in which the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for Heaven. This is an idea that has ancient roots and is well-attested in...
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Purgatory: A mainly Catholic belief about the afterlife ... Anon: "Coming from a Catholic home, I often wondered why the church taught that that I would burn in Hell if I ever died in a car accident before -- rather than after -- doing 'confession.' I also wondered why I would be tortured in purgatory --
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Choose your destiny at Heaven Hell Purgatory - the afterlife is here and now, in the spiritual realms of advanced technology, art, biotechnology, and ideology. ... Use the menu on your left to explore the celestial entities representing the realms of Purgatory, Hell and Heaven within the Divine Portal. Each of the 30...
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Purgatory has been making steady breakthroughs in technology over the eons, at long last bringing the celestial realms into contact with earth and humankind. ... Purgatory has been making steady breakthroughs in technology over the eons, at long last bringing the celestial realms into contact with earth and humankind.
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In three controversial Wednesday Audiences, Pope John Paul II pointed out that the essential characteristic of heaven, hell or purgatory is that they are states of being of a spirit (angel/demon) or human soul, rather than places, as commonly perceived and represented in human language.
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Pope John Paul II has recently informed the world that Purgatory is still there and he's made arrangements with the powers that may beto let us out early when we die. ... Library: Modern Documents: John Patrick Michael Murphy:Purgatory (1999)
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What is Purgatory? ... Praying for Souls in Purgatory - the most unselfish prayer ... Biblical reasons why Catholics believe in Purgatory...
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