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I was wondering about pergatory…can I ask where in the bible it talks about it…

I am not trying to start a fight…My hubby (and my "christian " neighbors) are wondering and I am not sure…

Like I said I am new and not trying to start a fight…I want to tell them the right way

thank you
(foofydo) Jenny
 
First I’d like to start by saying welcome to the Catholic Church!

I’ve been reading through this site for the past four hours. It has quite a lot of answers. Here is a link to information about purgatory.

catholic.com/library/purgatory.asp
 
I’ll add my welcome too, foofydo. 👋

One tip I learned early on in discussions like this (with other Christians) is when you don’t know the answer, simply state that you don’t (it sounds as that is what you did) and that you will get the answers and get back to them later.

Others should respect you for that, and when you do have the answer, it is the correct one.

Good luck!
 
Welcome to the Catholic Church. I also wanted to tell you not to feel bad if you can’t answer someone’s question right away. No matter how long you are a member of the Catholic church, there will always be times that you don’t know the answer until you research it or ask someone else!

Karen
 
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Dagnarille:
With the exception of the Pope.
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Yeah, but, you don’t know how much research & asking he had to do to get where he is.😛
 
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foofydo:
I was wondering about pergatory…can I ask where in the bible it talks about it…

I am not trying to start a fight…My hubby (and my "christian " neighbors) are wondering and I am not sure…

Like I said I am new and not trying to start a fight…I want to tell them the right way

thank you
(foofydo) Jenny
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I am also a new catholic. [since easter]
firstthings.com/ftissues/ft0204/articles/walls.html helped me whilst I was still a baptist.
Another point to help them get their heads around the idea is to see it as a legitimate considered development on on the similar protestant concept of ‘glorification’ where sinner is cleansed before the believer enters into the presence of God.
*How would the shame of sin in the life of the believer - “incomplete sanctification”- as we stand before our perfect holy Savior and judge be experienced? -and how long is it experienced subjectively?
as for the related issues of indulgences [graces obtained and given through the obedience of faith for the sake of others] [if the good deeds did not spring from faith… then the deed is of no value] and praying with & for the departed…what else is that but an aspect of the communion of the saints who are also in active intimate union with Christ?
I hope this is coherent because I am going to bed now… 4am local time.
wayne
God Bless you.
 
WELCOME!!! Congratulations!!! God is sooooo good to give us so many new brothers and sisters in the faith. Welcome!!

The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2nd edition, is a must in finding the** authentic** teachings of the Church. It is fantastic. (It is one of those gifts of God that came to us through John Paul the Great.)

Sections 1030-1032 deal with purgatory.

1030 reads: “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 purfication, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven.”
 
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I’m confused. Foofydo posted an anti-Catholic challenge on this thread forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=51657. I’m not accusing anyone…I’m just confused. What’s with that post if you’re a new Catholic?
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maybe the anticatholic is her husband?..?
both foofydo [jenny] and her husband need to seriously read the gospels and the epistles with an open mind. Let these two dangerous ideas be considered…1 Catholics might actually have a legitimate biblical rationale for believing and practicing their faith [in other words, we are not decieved, dumb and & deceptive] 2. Consider that the new testament really means it when they talk about us being one with Christ, in union with Christ. Dying and living and suffering and praying and praising and working and ministering with Christ is the lot of the Christian. Meditate on this truth, and on what it might mean, not onlly for your life, but also the life of the Church.
I was once an attacker of the Catholic Church. Now I am not.
 
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