the
state after
death in which, per the teaching of the
Roman Catholic church, the
soul destined for heaven is purified. Per this
religion, only the
perfect can go to heaven, and some believers die who have still unpunished or unrepented
minor sins on their conscience, so these go to purgatory to be purged (cleansed) of such sins by suffering and repentance. The
old-timers way back when making a big
pitch out of this, trying to steer people into purgatory before their
time, always said it another way "
Ye who would learn to
command must first learn to obey."
-Definition of Control (4 July 1957) the
state after
death in which, per the teaching of the
Roman Catholic church, the
soul destined for heaven is purified. Per this
religion, only the
perfect can go to heaven, and some believers die who have still unpunished or unrepented
minor sins on their conscience, so these go to purgatory to be purged (cleansed) of such sins by suffering and repentance.