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Religion & Spirituality > Catholicism Is there really such a thing as purgatory?

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The Catechism of the Catholic Church defines purgatory as a "purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven," which is experienced by those "who die in God’s grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified" (CCC 1030). It notes that "this final purification of the elect . . . is entirely different from the punishment of the damned" (CCC 1031). It is a misconception of Purgatory to say that some who go there then go to Hell. This is not true. According to Catholic teaching, all those who go to Purgatory will eventually go to Heaven. The Compendiu...

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