5/2/2023 0 Comments Limbo vs purgatory![]() Is this true of each and every Christian? Are all Christian perfected by the blood of Christ in this life? Another way to put this question is as follows: Do all Christians have a perfect love of God? If we answer yes, then obviously there is no need for purgatory, since its very existence is to eradicate a condition that would not obtain. We call these persons (canonized) saints. With this definition in mind, a question naturally arises: are we not perfected by the blood of Christ in this life? Catholics not only admit that perfection is possible in this life, but we even recognizes certain individuals who had a perfect love of God. We have defined purgatory as the state of purification of imperfect love. Therefore we have the obligation, with His grace, to seek perfection in this life. ![]() Our Lord commanded us to be perfect as His heavenly Father is perfect (Mt 5.48). If my love is still imperfect, i.e., if I do not love God fully and completely, then my love must be purified since perfect love cannot coexist with imperfect love. What gets purified? If I have any unrepented venial sins, these must be purified since God and sin cannot coexist. What is it? Purgatory is the state, after death, where souls who are not yet perfected in their love for God, are purified before admittance to the all holy God. The popular understanding of purgatory, i.e., praying people into heaven from hell, is therefore incorrect. Any soul in purgatory is destined for heaven inevitably. Purgatory, on the other hand, is temporary it will cease to be after the last person is released. Hell, like heaven, is eternal neither will ever pass away and those souls there are eternally there. Let me begin by saying what purgatory is not: it is not the belief that we can pray people into heaven from hell. A proper understanding of its meaning is absolutely imperative for a proper analysis of the doctrine. Purgatory is a doctrine greatly misunderstood.
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