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Catholic doctrine on purgatory is presented as composed of the same two points in the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, first published in 2005, which is a summary in dialogue form of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. It deals with purgatory in the following exchange:
210. What is purgatory? Purgatory is the state of those who die in God's friendship, assured of their eternal salvation, but who still have need of purification to enter into the happiness of heaven.
211. How can we help the souls being purified in purgatory?Because of the communion of saints, the faithful who are still pilgrims on earth are able to help the souls in purgatory by offering prayers in suffrage for them, especially the Eucharistic sacrifice. They also help them by almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance.These two questions and answers summarize information in sections 1030–1032[37] and 1054[38] of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, published in 1992, which also speaks of purgatory in sections 1472−1473.
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: Blue_Jay33
nah... same as hell... neither exist...
They're just scare tactics to extort and cause fear in the masses...
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: Blue_Jay33
nah... same as hell... neither exist...
They're just scare tactics to extort and cause fear in the masses...
originally posted by: putnam6
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: Blue_Jay33
nah... same as hell... neither exist...
They're just scare tactics to extort and cause fear in the masses...
Sort of like Co Vid 19
originally posted by: IredBafi
originally posted by: Akragon
a reply to: Blue_Jay33
nah... same as hell... neither exist...
They're just scare tactics to extort and cause fear in the masses...
Until we create a synthetic hell. There was an episode in Star Trek where, I believe it was the doctor, was put into a sort of coma where in reality a very short period of time passed but in his experience it was decades of hell.
originally posted by: DoctorBluechip
The Catholic church is a meddler in people's affairs who aren't even Catholic.
originally posted by: Akragon
You want to know what hell really is in this life?
Go to a long term care facility...
Heavens waiting room... that my friend is HELL in this reality
originally posted by: Raggedyman
a reply to: bally001
Wasn’t the Ten Commandments handed to Moses for the Hebrew covenant
Following the Ten Commandments would make you Jewish not christian