Purgatory is a state of purification after death in Catholic theology. The word comes from the Latin purgare, meaning to purge or cleanse. It is a temporary state. It is a state of purification. It is a state of cleansing. It is a state of preparation. It is a state of waiting. It is a state of hope. It is a state of purgatory.

Purgatory is a doctrine of the Catholic Church. It is based on 2 Maccabees 12:46. It is based on 1 Corinthians 3:15. It is based on Matthew 12:32. It is based on the practice of praying for the dead. It is based on the communion of saints. It is based on the mercy of God. It is based on the justice of God. It is based on the love of God. It is based on the purification of God. It is based on the purgatory. The Catechism of the Catholic Church says: 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. That is the doctrine. That is the purgatory.

Purgatory in Catholic theology

• State of purification after death.
• For those who die in God's grace but are imperfectly purified.
• Temporary, not eternal.
• Painful, but hopeful.
• Assured of heaven.
• Prayers and masses for the dead help.
• Not official dogma until 1274.
• Rejected by Protestants.

Purgatory is not hell. It is not heaven. It is not limbo. It is not a second chance. It is not a do-over. It is not a punishment. It is not a vengeance. It is not a wrath. It is not a condemnation. It is not a rejection. It is not an abandonment. It is not a death. It is not a purgatory. It is purgatory. It is purification. It is cleansing. It is preparation. It is waiting. It is hope. It is love. It is mercy. It is grace. It is the blood of Christ. It is the fire of the Spirit. It is the purgatory. The fire is not the fire of hell. The fire is the fire of love. The fire burns away the dross. The fire purifies the gold. The fire prepares the soul. The fire is the purgatory. That is the doctrine. That is the hope. That is the purgatory.