I'm a Catholic, and Catholics believe in Purgatory. My sister in law has been several other religions OTHER than Catholic including both a Southern Baptist, Lutheran, and Protestant... But she believes that when she dies she's going to purgatory.
Who believes in purgatory other than roman catholics?
2006-08-15 11:03:39 · 12 answers · asked by MuñecaBarbie 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Orthodox Church probably does, as do all of the other Catholics in communion with Rome.
The Roman Catholic belief in Purgatory comes from the bits of Scripture the Protestants deleted from their Bibles during the Reformation.
2006-08-15 12:47:39 · answer #1 · answered by rb42redsuns 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing in the Bible about purgatory.
I think the Roman Catholic religion is the only one that preaches purgatory.
Possibly because it is a good fund raiser for them as people pay to get family members out of purgatory.
2006-08-15 11:11:19 · answer #2 · answered by ijcoffin 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Bible is just a man-made play script, with several actors God, Devil, Jesus, Satan, Adam, Eve etc, and of course some intriguing imaginary places like Heaven, Hell, Purgatory and Limbo.
I certainly don’t believe in the Bible and I doubt any reasonably intelligent person would either. However, if you view the Bible as a man-made play script, with several actors God, Devil, Jesus, Satan, Adam, Eve, Noah, and so on, then you can certainly start to see a clever interwoven plot, that the audience is unaware of. It’s really just a drama thriller with clever twists.
You see, if you seriously think about it in an unbiased manner, then clearly the actor God in the Bible could really be the Devil, and the audience (religious believers) are being sucked into being the bad guys, who then use religion to get everyone fighting each other.
On the other hand, the more intelligent audience (Atheists) spot the plot and try their best to teach believers that this is just nonsense, stop getting sucked in. Some people have over time decided that the play is real. That's very sad.
2006-08-15 11:18:20 · answer #3 · answered by Brenda's World 4 · 0⤊ 3⤋
The Roman Catholic Church is the only one which holds that belief. It is very ancient, however, and many people who have not had any religious teaching base their beliefs on the long-held and well-known teachings of the Catholic Church.
2006-08-15 11:11:28 · answer #4 · answered by mia2kl2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Roman Catholics believe in it as far as I understand. I believe when you die you just die and when Jesus comes back the righteous dead will be in what is known as the First Ressurection, and the righteous living will join them in the skies to meet Jesus. the wicked will die automatically form the very presence of God's glory. We'll reign for 1000 yrs. in Heaven while Satan is condemned to walk the Earth. Then we'll return to Earth were the evil dead will be ressurected in the Second Ressurection, and will burn in Hell until all there sins are accounted for. Then we will live in everlasting peace with God.
2006-08-15 11:37:04 · answer #5 · answered by seth-enoch 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
CATHOLICS are the only people that believe in purgatory.
As a matter of fact I believe that this planet is purgatory
and what you do here determines your fate when you pass on to the happy hunting grounds in the sky.
2006-08-15 11:11:17 · answer #6 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a very Roman Catholic notion that was offered up by theologians in the middle ages.
2006-08-15 11:09:24 · answer #7 · answered by kobacker59 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you believe in purgatory you have never read the New Testament in any detail.
2006-08-15 11:10:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Show me where you find purgatory in the Bible .Just wondering.
In Christ in Love,
TJ57
2006-08-15 15:54:46 · answer #9 · answered by TJ 57 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No where in the Holy Bible is there anything on "Purgatory." Which means...I don't believe in it.
Grace to you and God Bless!
2006-08-15 11:09:11 · answer #10 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋