"What Catholics Believe: 10 Truths about Purgatory"; an Short Article in a Catholic Newspaper

[mdgspencer]

see catholic-sf.org/ns.php?newsid=18&id=61890
'Does purgatory still exist?" this article begins. “Even though we don’t hear about it as much as in earlier times, Catholics do believe in purgatory. It is a matter of faith, supported by the Bible and tradition… and explained in the Catechism of the Catholic Church. Here is what we know about purgatory.”

 

[GEddie]

I hope that Purgatory really is in Colorado, as I have yet to go to Colorado.

And for the sake of those who choose to go to Hell, here’s hoping that it ends up being in Michigan!!!

(It’s **STILL **hotter than Hell where I am)

ICXC NIKA

 

[esieffe]

I hope that Purgatory really is in Colorado, as I have yet to go to Colorado.

I have narrowed it down to Compton or Bakersfield.

And for the sake of those who choose to go to Hell, here’s hoping that it ends up being in Michigan!!!

Mmmm, Camden NJ or Newark.

(It’s **STILL **hotter than Hell where I am)

ICXC NIKA

 

[ClearWater]

So, souls in purgatory can pray for us but not themselves. Interesting.

 

[esieffe]

Our prayers are almost always beneficial, but as the article pointed out, our prayers for those in purgatory really are very helpful.

Prayers for souls in purgatory always count: Pope Benedict says in his encyclical “Spe Salve” (“On Christian Hope”), regarding the souls of the dead, “ … in the communion of souls simple terrestrial time is superseded. It is never too late to touch the heart of another, nor is it ever in vain.”