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__NOTOC__{{Infobox_Contents |''Synopsis:'' Pugatory is a belief that is unique to the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Other [[Christian]] [[denomination]]s reject the concept. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that purgatory is a place or state of punishment or purification that occurs after death for Christians before they can enter [[heaven]]. It is not [[hell]], because hell is a permanent state - eternal separation from God. topic_name = Purgatory is only a temporary state, and once purified, the Christian enters heaven.| ----__TOC__{{topics}}* subtopics = [[Heaven]] | , [[Hell]] | , [[Afterlife]] | , [[Death]]
* [[Prayer for the dead]]
* [[Roman Catholic Doctrine]]| opinion_pieces = {{opinionsshort_opinions}} * [[Problems with Purgatory, prayers for the dead and indulgences (G.G.)]]* [[The Case for Purgatory (AmericanCatholic)]] |==Main article==}}
Pugatory is a belief that is unique to the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. Other [[Christian]] [[denomination]]s reject the concept. The Roman Catholic Church teaches that purgatory is a place or state of punishment or purification that occurs after death for Christians before they can enter [[heaven]]. It is not [[hell]], because hell is a permanent state - eternal separation from God. Purgatory is only a temporary state, and once purified, the Christian enters heaven.
==Quotes==
[[C.S. Lewis]], Letters To Malcolm: Chiefly on Prayer, chapter 20, paragraphs 7-10, pages 108-109
: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.'
==Links==
* [http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12575a.htm The Catholic Encyclopedia - Purgatory]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Purgatory Wikipedia - Purgatory]
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