Requiem aeternam

For a long time, purgatory was a doctrine I didn’t really understand. I still don’t claim to be an expert on it, but thanks to Pope Benedict XVI I think I understand it far better than I ever have before. I was reminded of his teaching on the matter from an article published by Aleteia highlighting a section from Spe Salvi (Saved in Hope), his encyclical on the virtue of hope. The link is below. Please read it. It’s beautiful. And then offer a prayer for the faithful departed.

https://aleteia.org/2017/11/02/benedict-xvis-teaching-on-purgatory/

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