Mike Shreve
Only three short paragraphs in the official Catechism of the Catholic Church offer a brief, 364-word explanation of a very intense subject: the doctrine of Purgatory (Paragraphs 1030-1032 / quoted fully at the end of this article). Its proposed...
Catholics often go to great lengths to obtain merits, called “indulgences,” so that they or their loved ones can exit Purgatory sooner than what would otherwise be necessary. (Hopefully, you have read the article titled “PURGATORY—Does It Exist?”...
At a recent, interfaith youth gathering in Singapore, Pope Francis made a few short remarks that have since stirred a whirlwind of controversy (September 13, 2024). Many devoted Bible believers, as well as conservative Catholics, would even describe...