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"Believe in" is not quite right. Purgatory as a place was never an official, promulgated teaching of the church. In 1999 Pope John Paul II declared that the term Purgatory does not indicate a place, but "a condition of existence". See link for everything you ever wanted to know (and then some) about Purgatory. The article discusses the positions of many other churches.
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What three places do most Catholics believe souls go to after they die?
To my knowledge - which is not much (although I'm a Catholic myself), it's heaven, purgatory and hell. Not sure what exactly purgatory is, but basically it's a waiting room where you wait to go to heaven and prayers are your ticket in. According to popular belief (mostly from movies and novels), purgatory is sometimes worse than hell. Hope this helps.
Do Catholics believe in birthdays?
Roman Catholic AnswerIf you mean do Catholics believe in celebrating birthdays, most of the Catholics I know of are no different in this regard than any other peoples. Of old, Catholics also celebrated the feast name, or name day of the person, sometimes in preference to the actual birthday.
Is there anything worse than purgatory?
Hell is worse than purgatory.
Why do the Spanish not believe in Christianity more than the Catholics?
Your question makes little sense since the Spanish are, by and large. Catholic and believe the same basic truths as all Catholics.
Why did Bismarck believe Catholics posed a threat to the new German states?
He thought that the Catholics would be more loyal to the church than to Germany
Do catholics believe in praying to anyone other than God?
Yes Catholics do believe in praying to Virgin Mary, St Joseph and all other saints. They do pray to God, but also believe praying to Mary, Joseph and the saints and the observation is that the favours are granted pretty soon. The belief lies in - saints pray on their behalf to GOD so the petitions get answered soon.
Do Protestants consider themselves to be better than Catholics?
Well that would depend on who you ask. Some Protestants would consider themselves to be better than Catholics but other Protestants would not. That said, most Protestant churches do believe that their doctrines are better than the doctrines of the Catholic Church. In other words, some Protestants believe that their doctrine is true but the Catholic Church's same doctrine on said topic is false incorrect in a not totally false way so in one sense, some Protestant churches do believe that they are better than Catholic churches but when it comes to individual Protestants versus individual Catholics, it varies from person to person.
Are Protestants those other than Catholics?
Protestants are Christians other than Catholics and Orthodox. This includes Anglicans (Episcopalians), Lutherans, Methodists, Baptists, etc.
What is the main Christianity belief?
Every doctrine has a basis belief, but most have a different basis belief than the others. The Baptists believe different than the Catholics, the Catholics believe different from the Methodists and the Methodists believe different than the Apostolics. The main Christian belief all depends on what doctrine you are speaking of or with.
Do Mexican Roman Catholics believe differently than Roman Catholics?
Roman Catholic AnswerNo, although different cultures, and different times have different emphasises and cultural traditions, all Catholics believe in the same thing and are united under the Holy Father in Rome.
Do people other than Americans believe the world will end in 2012?
Though some do not. Most do. Not one person at my school believes it wont happen except for the Mormons and Catholics.
Was Tolkien a Christian or a Catholic?
He was Catholic. Catholics are Christians but the religion is quite a bit different with emphasis on sacrements and saints more so than other Christian religions. Sometimes it’s confused if they are Christian, as Catholics believe it is important to be known as such rather than another sect of Christianity.
