Ex - Marine Air Wing -- Air Dale -- Tim Staples lays it on the line:

"Is Purgatory a Catholic Invention? No Way!"


In This Rock magazine. March / April 2011.

"The Catechism of the Catholic Church teaches this about purgatory:

"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." (CCC 1030)

"This seems so simple -- its truth is almost self - evident to Catholics.

"However, to many Protestants, purgatory represents one of the most repugnant of all Catholic teachings: a medieval invention nowhere to be found in the Bible.

"This divide between Catholics and Protestants is probably why one of the most common questions we apologists get is:

"How can I convince my Protestant loved one of the truth of purgatory ... ?"

Yeah!

Good people, it just gets better and better! :)


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