Any link to study further about 'Purgatory'........?
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III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory\n\n1030 All who die in God's grace and friendship, 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.\n\n1031 The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned. The Church formulated her doctrine of faith on Purgatory especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. the tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, speaks of a cleansing fire:\n\nAs for certain lesser faults, we must believe that, before the Final Judgment, there is a purifying fire. He who is truth says that whoever utters blasphemy against the Holy Spirit will be pardoned neither in this age nor in the age to come. From this sentence we understand that certain offenses can be forgiven in this age, but certain others in the age to come.\n\n1032 This teaching is also based on the practice of prayer for the dead, already mentioned in Sacred Scripture: "Therefore Judas Maccabeus] made atonement for the dead, that they might be delivered from their sin." From the beginning the Church has honored the memory of the dead and offered prayers in suffrage for them, above all the Eucharistic sacrifice, so that, thus purified, they may attain the beatific vision of God. The Church also commends almsgiving, indulgences, and works of penance undertaken on behalf of the dead:\n\nLet us help and commemorate them. If Job's sons were purified by their father's sacrifice, why would we doubt that our offerings for the dead bring them some consolation? Let us not hesitate to help those who have died and to offer our prayers for them.\n\nThis is an excellent link about Purgatory:\nhttp://www.catholic.com/library/purgatory.asp
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Try the links .\n\n\nHave a Blessed day.
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I am always looking for a "johnny blaze" question.  They are always unique and thought provoking.  I highly recommend that you read "Memnoch The Devil", by Anne Rice.  While I would never suggest that such an important question as this be answered by a popular novel, this book does explore your inquiry.  Like Anne Rice, I had a young child die.  During the intitial phases of my devastation, I read this book.  To me, Ms. Rice completely explained the whole God-Devil relationship and even how God can let someone's kid die...after he saw his own child's death.  Keep up the questions...they are awesome.
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I don't know yet. I have read it over, but not really studied it, and I am going to be watching a special about it tonight at 8pm EST on the National Geographic Channel. I do not make decisions about my faith until I know all the facts and have had ample time to think, pray, and do some soul searching. I suggest that any who are interested in gathering all the info necessary to make an informed decision watch the show and read the text.\n\n To the person above me still waiting for it's publication - you can read the text at the link below. Just click on the link, and to the right where it has the two download buttons, click the "download the entire English text as PDF."
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check it out.\n-\nhttp://www.devilsdue.net/icewind_dale\n\nhttp://www.devilsdue.net/fr_homeland/p2000_page/1\nhttp://www.devilsdue.net/fr_homeland/p2000_page/4\nhttp://www.devilsdue.net/fr_homeland/p2000_articleid/4/p2000_page/7
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I have not but have recently been reading up on them...  go to www.near-death.com or http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Ai.Ajffve1XddA4PNA7okiQjzKIX?qid=1006030115045 and read the best answer, I found it to be a very good summary of what I have studied so far.
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I do have books on the subject, but they are England and American versions. I implore you to use ultimate caution if you become able to conjur the spirits, you may open a portal that you cannot control and the consequences be devastating.
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Staying in Purgatory. Got a time share there.
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Here are a few resources.\n\nHappy haunting...
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helpfull I hope but I'll let you check it out for yourself.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esoteric_Christianity\nhttp://www.spiritunited.com/articles/exotericesoteric.htm
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http://www.sacred-texts.com
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http://athenaeum.asiya.org/Abramelin1.pdf\n\nhttp://www.sacred-texts.com/grim/magus/
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yes i would care to know the deeper meaning to the story! it would interest me! good luck w/ ur research!
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No I haven't-wanna give me a summary??  Sounds interesting.  Is it based on the new Dead Sea Scrolls they found??
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You can start by not asking this question on Yahoo Answers.\n\nThen you could check out some literature from the Paladin Press.
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Perhaps the link will help.  Good luck.
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http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm