Purgatory and God's mercy

[zorrox]

Would believing you’d have a stay in purgatory show a lack of trust in the mercy of God?

 

[rr1213]

Assuming that you believe in purgatory, why would it?

 

[zorrox]

Assuming that you believe in purgatory, why would it?

Dear friend, purgatory exists even if some say it doesn’t, just as London wouldn’t disappear even if someone wouldn’t believe it existed.

 

[rr1213]

So what’s your question then?

 

[zorrox]

So what’s your question then?

My question was: Would it be a lack of trust in Jesus’ mercy, not to believe you could become so holy by His grace you could go straight to heaven?

 

[Andruschak]

Would believing you’d have a stay in purgatory show a lack of trust in the mercy of God?

No. God’s mercy is allowing us to be saved from the fires of hell. Purgatory is more or less a cleaning up. If you are in a state of grace, you can obtain a plenery indulgence every day for yourself. Or you can donate it to the holy souls in purgatory.

 

[water]

I want to be cleansed before having my footstep in Heaven.

 

[sfo_mike]

Purgatory is not necessarily a palce than it is a process. For example. 2 older ladies, they never missed church, they go to mass daily: But they gossip about everyone there. That disposition that leads them to gosip will be purged.

pax

 

[puzzleannie]

Would believing you’d have a stay in purgatory show a lack of trust in the mercy of God?

it would show belief in the doctrine of purgatory and a clearer understanding of sin and its consequences than a blind reliance on God’s mercy that would be used to justify any sin you feel like committing.