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I ask the ordinary reader not to become too concerned about the classical and ancient language found in the Canons and Councils of the Church, quoted here in the first chapter. In referring to them, my intention is that the reader should gain a deeper and fuller understanding of the documents which form the structure of the Catholic faith. It should also be used as a source of sanctioned and reliable arguments, established by the Church, under the Deposit of Faith. With such access to this doctrine, the reader will be able to make a fitting defense of the existence of Purgatory, in line with the teachings of the Church.

The reader will also find some biblical quotations repeated in the different testimonies of the Saints and the Canons of the Church. These quotations are kept to maintain the fidelity and originality of the said testimonies and documents.

Purgatory:

The word comes from the Latin purgare: to cleanse, to purify.

In keeping with Catholic doctrine, it is a state or condition of temporal punishment for those who, leaving this life in the grace of God, are not free from the consequences of sin and want to do reparation to be worthy of heavenly goods.

Over the centuries the Catholic Church, in the fullness of her wisdom as guardian of the Deposit of the Faith, has pronounced and reaffirmed the truth of the Gospel. Thus we are therefore able to see how the Catholic Doctrine of Purgatory has been established through time, professed in the holy councils of the Church and documented in the Catholic Catechism. Indeed we see that the Church has always stayed faithful to the words of Scared Scripture and followed the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ to His apostles closely.