Purgatory
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title:
Purgatory
text:
Purgatory is a passing intermediate state after physical death for purifying or purging a soul. A common analogy is dross being removed from metal in a furnace. In Catholic doctrine, purgatory refers to the final cleansing of those who died in the State of Grace, and leaves in them only "the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven"; it is entirely different from the punishment of the damned and is not related to the forgiveness of sins for salvation. A forgiven person can be freed from his
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Religious belief of Christianity, primarily Catholicism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory
date created:
2001-08-18T16:00:56Z
date modified:
2024-09-09T00:12:55Z
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