All will be judged by Christ, judged on love
Why should Roman Catholics believe in purgatory?
Heaven is salvation, to be saved. Our souls being with God forever.
For
Against
The Church teaches that there are people in Heaven. People who are called Saints.
All who die in God’s grace, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven (CCC 1030).
“But nothing unclean shall enter [heaven]” (Rev. 21:27)
Your soul is in purgatory for as long as it needs to become pure enough for heaven. It is a place that can be hard to be in but a place of hope.
Imagine a REALLY hot bath. Climbing in will be painful at first. It takes time to get used to the temperature. In time it becomes easier to be in the bath. This is a little like purgatory. Very hard at the start of the journey but with time, hope and prayer the journey becomes easier as you become purified.
The word ‘purgatory’ means to be purified for the vision The Church teaches that
of God.
prayers for the dead can help them in this time.
It is a state of preparation and journey. We need to
All Souls Day November 2nd
become pure and ready for
is specially given to pray for
heaven.
those ‘who have gone before us marked with the sign of Faith.’
Why do people pray for the souls in purgatory?
Did you respond to your needy neighbour when you had the chance? MT 25:31-46
What other teachings are we going to be judged on?
Y All will be judged by Christ, judged on love
The soul is your “self” what makes you, you. Your soul was uniquely created by God at the moment of conception. What is death?
After death the soul is separated from the body.
Heaven is salvation, to be saved. Our souls being with God forever.
For
Against
The Church teaches that there are people in Heaven. People who are called Saints.
All who die in God’s grace, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven (CCC 1030).
“But nothing unclean shall enter [heaven]” (Rev. 21:27)
Your soul is in purgatory for as long as it needs to become pure enough for heaven. It is a place that can be hard to be in but a place of hope.
Imagine a REALLY hot bath. Climbing in will be painful at first. It takes time to get used to the temperature. In time it becomes easier to be in the bath. This is a little like purgatory. Very hard at the start of the journey but with time, hope and prayer the journey becomes easier as you become purified.
The word ‘purgatory’ means to be purified for the vision The Church teaches that
of God.
prayers for the dead can help them in this time.
It is a state of preparation and journey. We need to
All Souls Day November 2nd
become pure and ready for
is specially given to pray for
heaven.
those ‘who have gone before us marked with the sign of Faith.’
Why do people pray for the souls in purgatory?
Did you respond to your needy neighbour when you had the chance? MT 25:31-46
What other teachings are we going to be judged on?
Y All will be judged by Christ, judged on love
The soul is your “self” what makes you, you. Your soul was uniquely created by God at the moment of conception. What is death?
After death the soul is separated from the body.
