III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory

From The Catechism of the Catholic Church

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The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which
is entirely different from the punishment of the damned.⁶⁰⁴ 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:⁶⁰⁵

PART ONE: THE PROFESSION OF FAITH

SECTION TWO I. THE CREEDS
- CHAPTER THREE I BELIEVE IN THE HOLY SPIRIT
  - Article 12 “I BELIEVE IN LIFE EVERLASTING”
    - III. The Final Purification, or Purgatory

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