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What is meant by purgatory?
It's the place where according to (now outdated) Roman Catholic belief, many if not most souls of the deceased went to be purged of sin before they could enter Heaven.
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In Christianity
What do christians believe about purgatory?
The theology of purgatory exists in the Roman Catholic church. The belief is that those who have died in a state of grace go to a place of temporary punishment where they must… still be purged, cleansed of their venial sins. It is not in Protestant theology. (MORE)
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In Catholicism
What happens in Purgatory?
Catholic Answer There are no sins in purgatory, purgatory is just the purifying that God accomplishes in us after we die. It may be a place or a condition, we don't… know. But the primary thing that happens there is in the name: we are purified. It is like the antechamber to heaven. All possibility for merit or sinning is gone after we have died, we have already been judged. The purifying is painful, and that pain is due to the removal of the effects left in us by sin - not by sin. To have reached purgatory one is guaranteed of heaven as one's sins have already been forgiven. An analogy might be helpful, if you hit a softball through a neighbor's window and break the window. You go over, knock on the door, and tell what you have done (confession), then you ask pardon and your neighbor forgives you (absolution). THEN you have to pay to fix the window, which is still broken (penance). The broken window is a result of your sin, not your sin per se. All sins affects the whole body of Christ, and some of this is obvious - stealing, adultery, murder, lying, slander, detraction: even if we are sorry, and forgiven, we still have to make restitution. from The Catechism of the Catholic Church, second edition, English translation 1994 1030 All who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.1031 The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. (Cf. Council of Florence (1439): Denzinger-Schonmetzer, Enchiridion Symbolorum, defniitionum et declarationum de rebus fidei et morum (1965) 1304; Council of Trent (1563) DS 1820; (1547); 1580; see also Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus (1336): DS 1000: . The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. The tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire: (Cf. 1 Cor 3:15; 1 Pet 1:7.):As for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy ‘Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come. (St. Gregory the Great, Dail. 4, 39; J.P. Migne, ed, Patrologia Latrina (Paris: 1841-1855) 77, 396; cf. Mt 12:31) 1032 This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture "Therefore [Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin." (2 Macc 12:46) From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. (Cf. Council of Lyons II (1274): DS 856) the church also commend almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead:Let us help and commemorate them. If Job’s sons were purified by their father’s sacrifice, why would we doubt that the offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them. (St. John Chrysostom, Hom. In 1 Cor. 41, 5: PG 61, 361; cf Job 1:5 / (MORE)
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In Catholicism
How do you define purgatory?
Purgatory is a timeless realm beyond the space-time continuum where souls go after death to be purified of their sins committed on earth so they can experience the etern…al joy of heaven. (MORE)
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In The Bible
Does purgatory exist?
The concept of purgatory is not found in the Bible. There are verses in the Bible that have been 'stretched' to mean purgatory but the idea is not taught explicitly in the… Bible. So we can say no, purgatory does not exist. The teaching of purgatory implies that the righteousness of Christ does not cleanse from all sin. It is true "that nothing that is not perfect can exist in the presence of God Almighty, and few of us die perfect" but that is why Christ died to satisfy the wrath of God that is due the sinner. Jesus' sacrifice alone is what justifies and removes all guilt from "whosoever believes". So what is the need for purgatory? (MORE)
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In Catholicism
Is purgatory capitalized?
No, only capitalize the word purgatory if it is the first word in a a sentence. Purgatory in accordance with Catholic teaching is a place or condition of temporal punishme…nt for those who are not entirely free from venial faults. (MORE)
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In Dating
What is a relationship of purgatory?
A Purgatory relationship is as it says in the urban dictionary says the dead zone that one enters in between relationships, when it is too late to resume a past relationsh…ip and yet too soon to be getting another. This relationship limbo if you will is usually encountered by people who have ruined their past relationships with such an extent that it cannot be repaired and yet cannot move on to another as a painful said breakup still doing here there is no way to move back and get no way to move forward and the stuff for it is better than no man's land of loneliness Netflix. (MORE)
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Where does Purgatory come from in the Catholic Religion?
Purgatory is where you go before you enter Heaven if you still have sins or the consequences thereof on your soul. It is basically a place of purgation where you are purged of… venial sin and the effects of sin so that you may be perfect to enter heaven. It comes from the mercy of God, as God is perfect, and nothing imperfect can enter heaven; so in His great love and mercy for us, He has provided this means whereby those who die, as yet imperfect, may still be perfected and enter heaven. It comes from the effects of Our Blessed Lord's passion and death on the cross. It is mentioned in the Old Testament when they prayed for the dead "that they may be loosed from their sins." (MORE)
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In Catholicism
Is purgatory painful?
According to general Catholic teaching, the primary "pain" of Purgatory is that the soul is not yet in union with God (Heaven).
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What is a compulsory purgatory?
A "waiting period", or perhaps a trial, you have to endure before you get what you want.