Bible Question: 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? |
Bible Answer: lookingforanswers, Welcome to the forum. I am relatively new here myself - you will surely find lots of amazingly knowledgeable folks here who are very generously willing to give of their info. One hint - you can do a quick search (upper right corner) and put in "purgatory", because this issue has been discussed previously. A snapshot: Catholics believe in purgatory, as Emmaus said, and as the Catholic Catechism explains it. Protestants do not believe in purgatory. In the previous postings on this subject, you'll find more details to explain further each view. Good luck in your search to find answers!! reilly |