The questions about purgatory.Tara Dix raises some interesting points and several new questions in her Glad You Asked ("What's the difference between All Saints All´ Saints` 1. The first day of November, called, also, Allhallows or Hallowmas; a feast day kept in honor of all the saints; also, the season of this festival. and All Souls?" November). If only man lives "in time," and once we have departed our mortal body there is "no time," how is it that you can justify purgatory purgatory (pûrg`ətôr'ē) [Lat.,=place of purging], in the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, the state after death in which the soul destined for heaven is purified. as a place? Even the Catechism of the Catholic Church The Catechism of the Catholic Church, or CCC, is an official exposition of the teachings of the Catholic Church, first published in French in 1992 by the authority of Pope John Paul II. describes purgatory as a process not a place. Of course, this raises additional questions, too, like if purgatory is a process existing outside of time, why does the church still teach indulgences? Jim Johnson Grapevine, Texas Grapevine is a city in Tarrant County, Texas, United States. As of the 2000 census the city population was 42,059, though the 2006 U.S. Census Bureau estimate puts the city's population at 48,583. |
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