Why do Catholics believe in purgatory and indulgences?

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Why do Catholics believe in purgatory and indulgences? Will you explain them to me?

 

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These links should explain the Catholic Church’s teaching of Purgatory and indulgences. If you have any further questions or concerns that are not answered by this, please [contact Catholic Answers (http://www.catholic.com/home/contact.asp) directly.
Recommended Reading:

• "He will come again to judge the living…"
• ** How can we know a doctrine is true if it’s not in the Bible?**
• ** Purgatory**
• ** The Roots of Purgatory (Fathers*)**
• Myths about Indulgences
• HOW TO GAIN AN INDULGENCE
• How to Get an Indulgence
• Primer on Indulgences
• CATECHISM OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH ON INDULGENCES