tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870443698596341097.post3557270611831595113..comments2023-10-24T03:21:38.920-07:00Comments on Worlds Of Ink And Paper: Catholicism Explained: PurgatoryBelle Annehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14885179909028676771noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870443698596341097.post-20623073415719798712017-01-23T12:17:07.713-08:002017-01-23T12:17:07.713-08:00Thanks, Lucy! :D
And what a wonderful input! Than...Thanks, Lucy! :D <br />And what a wonderful input! Thanks for that too! :)<br />Haha, I sure hope it does... And I may have to look at those verses... I didn't notice those... :PBelle Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14885179909028676771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4870443698596341097.post-35674511404842139752017-01-23T11:49:45.456-08:002017-01-23T11:49:45.456-08:00Oh, Belle! This is wonderful! What a delightfully ...Oh, Belle! This is wonderful! What a delightfully thorough explanation of the beautiful doctrine of Purgatory!<br /><br />For anyone who's interested, here are a few extra Scripture verses supporting the doctrine of Purgatory: Revelation 21:27 says of Heaven, "Nothing unclean shall enter it." In 2 Maccabees, Chapter 12, Judas Maccabeus prays for the souls of some dead soldiers. It'd be useless to pray for souls in Hell, and there's no reason to pray for souls in Heaven, so these souls must have been in some other state.<br /><br />I've heard Purgatory described (I believe in the youth Catechism, YouCat) as the moment when a good but sinful person comes face to face with God and looks away for a moment in shame, as Moses did before the burning bush. <br /><br />Here's a good quote from C. S. Lewis I found at cslewis.wikispaces.com/Purgatory: 'Our souls demand Purgatory, don't they? Would it not break the heart if God said to us, "It is true, my son, that your breath smells and your rags drip with mud and slime, but we are charitable here and no one will upbraid you with these things, nor draw away from you. Enter into the joy"? Should we not reply, "With submission, sir, and if there is no objection, I'd rather be cleaned first." "It may hurt, you know"--"Even so, sir."'<br /><br />Thanks for the wonderful, wonderful post, Belle! CE is going to flourish under you, I have a feeling. :)Megan the Nutmeghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13978560952822239158noreply@blogger.com