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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