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  • _Revelation concerning Purgatory_, purporting to be a woman's dream about one, Margaret, a soul in Purgatory.

    The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises Richard Rolle 1901

  • Manny gives us the idea that Purgatory is the second chance to receive salvation (or getting into heaven if you will) and everything that happens in Purgatory has meaning and a purpose and is no way pointless, and if you screw it up there won’t be another chance to redeem yourself.

    The Tail Section » LOST Book Reviews — Bad Twin 2006

  • In correct Catholic teaching, Purgatory is actually just another Heaven --- a place for saved people only.

    What the Catholic church really teaches.... nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • In another version, we have a third option called Purgatory, which is supposed to be a place where we sort of clean off the dirt of sin so that we can be pure for Paradise, so long as our sins are not really serious.

    Bishop Pierre Whalon: Many Mansions In Whose House? Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011

  • And there are those who believe that Purgatory is just another hell --- a place for unsaved sinners --- and that people can buy their way out of Purgatory.

    What the Catholic church really teaches.... nissa_amas_katoj 2009

  • You're underground, in the netherworld -- maybe Purgatory is the more accurate description -- for 68 days, and then the magic tube comes to get you.

    The rescue Joel Achenbach 2010

  • In another version, we have a third option called Purgatory, which is supposed to be a place where we sort of clean off the dirt of sin so that we can be pure for Paradise, so long as our sins are not really serious.

    Bishop Pierre Whalon: Many Mansions In Whose House? Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011

  • In another version, we have a third option called Purgatory, which is supposed to be a place where we sort of clean off the dirt of sin so that we can be pure for Paradise, so long as our sins are not really serious.

    Bishop Pierre Whalon: Many Mansions In Whose House? Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011

  • In another version, we have a third option called Purgatory, which is supposed to be a place where we sort of clean off the dirt of sin so that we can be pure for Paradise, so long as our sins are not really serious.

    Bishop Pierre Whalon: Many Mansions In Whose House? Bishop Pierre Whalon 2011

  • It was interesting to note that a number of these global manga projects are properties being featured in several media at once; for instance, Priest: Purgatory is new graphic novel meant to accompany the release of the film adaptation of the original manhwa series.

    NYAF Panel Report: Guest Blogger Melinda Beasi on Manga Announcements » Manga Worth Reading 2009

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