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1 | Is there a Purgatory? | Bible general Archive 1 | lookingforanswers | 83902 | ||
I was brought up as Catholic. We learned as children that if the soul is in the state of venial sin it will go to purgatory for a time to become purified. We always prayed for the souls in Purgatory. Is there a purgatory? | ||||||
2 | Is there a Purgatory? | Bible general Archive 1 | Emmaus | 83903 | ||
lookingforanswers, The final prufication before one enters heaven, known by Catholics as Purgatory, is not some kind of "second chance." Rather it is a final purification from all the reamining taint of sin from one who was faithful but not sinless, by the application of the merits of Jesus Christ. Catholics (I am one) pray for the faithful departed jsut as we pray for on another here on earth because we are all still united in the Body Christ whether here or in heaven, since as St. paul says: "What shall separates us from the love of Christ... neither death, nor life, nor things present not to come..." Romans 8:35-39. The formal teaching of the Church on Purgatory is this, based on Scripture (1 Cor 3:15; 1 Pet 1:7;Mt 12:31; 2 Macc 12:46) and Tradition. III. THE FINAL PURIFICATION, OR PURGATORY 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.[604] 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:[605] 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.[606] 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."[607] 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.[608] The Church also commends 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 our 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.[609] 604 Cf. Council of Florence (1439): DS 1304; Council of Trent (1563): DS 1820; (1547): 1580; see also Benedict XII, Benedictus Deus (1336): DS 1000. 605 Cf. 1 Cor 3:15; 1 Pet 1:7. 606 St. Gregory the Great, Dial. 4, 39: PL 77, 396; cf. Mt 12:31. 607 2 Macc 12:46. 608 Cf. Council of Lyons II (1274): DS 856. 609 St. John Chrysostom, Hom. in 1 Cor. 41, 5: PG 61, 361; cf. Job 1:5. Emmaus |
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