Is Purgatory biblical?

[zrs6v4]

I am not a Catholic, but I was just interested in what the bible teaches, or Catholic religion teaches on purgatory? Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How’s?

Thank you- Zach

 

[Leonie_Ambrose]

The following links should assist you in better understanding the roots and teaching of Purgatory. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by these links, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.

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• [Purgatory in Scripture (http://forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=2569)
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