Is Purgatory an infallible teaching of the Church?

[joeymaryschu]

My parish priest and I had an argument about Purgatory, He told me it no longer was a valid teaching, created falsly in 1500. What is the church’s teaching on Purgatory?
Joey Nilan

 

[Jim_Blackburn]

The doctrine of purgatory is a dogma of the faith and must be believed by all the faithful. This doctrine has been a constant teaching of the Church and was clearly formulated by the Council of Florence in the 15th century and further defined by the Council of Trent in the 16th century.

For more information see:

• Purgatory - in the Catholic Encyclopedia
  And in Catholic Answers tracts:
• Purgatory and
• The Roots of Purgatory