I find it frightening as well.
frank theriault wrote:
> On 1/3/07, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
>> So did I. But I was wrong.
>>
>> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory
>>
>>
>
> Just to expand slightly (if I accurately recall my days as a Catholic
> schoolboy), purgatory is where one goes to "purge" (get it?) one's
> venial sins from one's soul. One can only be in heaven if one's soul
> has been cleansed of all sin. The more venial sins on one's soul, the
> longer one spends in purgatory. Of course, one can get time off if
> one has indulgences made on one's behalf (modern indulgences, unlike
> the ones that pissed off Martin Luther, are prayers made on behalf of
> another).
>
> Purgatory was described as a heaven-like place - the only thing that
> makes a soul "sad" in purgatory is the absence of God.
>
> It frightens me that I remember this...
>
> cheers,
> frank, recovering catholic
>
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