Catholicism

Purgatory: The First of Many Reasons Why I Could Never Be Catholic

August 31, 2023

One of my biggest concerns –– if not the biggest –– is the Catholic doctrine of purgatory (formally declared 1274 AD). 1 I find this belief to be contrary to God’s nature and His infallible Word: The Bible. Why would God the Father, whose Son voluntarily underwent an excruciating death...Read more

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