purgatory

[chworkman05]

I am new to the Catholic faith. What is the support for purgatory.

 

[kipp]

For a general explanation look here:

catholic.com/library/purgatory.asp

For a longer explanation by St. Francis de Sales look here:

angelfire.com/ms/seanie/desalespurgatory.html

 

[Church_Militant]

I am new to the Catholic faith. What is the support for purgatory.

I have an article on my Catholic blog that covers this.
Biblical and Jewish Traditional Beliefs About Purgatory

 

[chworkman05]

Thank you for the links. I will enjoy reading them in depth.

 

[catholic1seeks]

Adding to the above collection, try the following:

The Roots of Purgatory

Historical evidence; The Church Fathers speak!