What is purgatory?
1 Corinthians 3:15
15 If any man’s work burn, he shall suffer loss; but he himself shall be saved, yet so as by fire.
Revelation 21:27
27 There shall not enter into it any thing defiled, or that worketh abomination or maketh a lie, but they that are written in the book of life of the Lamb.
Hebrews 12:14
14 Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man shall see God.
Catholic view (generated):
Purgatory is a state or place of purification where souls undergo purification of any remaining sin and attachment to sin before entering into the fullness of God's presence in heaven. It is understood as a merciful opportunity for those who die in a state of grace but are not yet fully sanctified. The Catholic Church teaches that prayers and sacrifices offered by the living can assist these souls in their journey through purgatory.
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