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What do Catholics mean when they use the words salvation & justification? What special role does Mary have in the church? What about the Pope? Does the Catholic Tradition add to God's Word? How do official Church teachings affect Catholics' day-to-day lives? In their helpful question & answer style, noted researchers John Ankerberg & John Weldon lead you through these & other key issues. This...

Catholic teaching on purgatory was officially proclaimed as dogma in 1438. This means that, until that year—in fact, for more than a millennium—belief in the doctrine was not required. Today, however, it has assumed an immense importance, in that it actually completes the final justification of the Catholic. Despite the hope of some, the Church has not reversed its teaching: “Purgatory is a defined doctrine of the Catholic faith. As a Catholic you must believe in it.”2 Purgatory is a temporary but