Name: Why We Reject The Purgatory
Author: Pope Shenouda III

Author:Pope Shenouda IIIPublisher:Theological College in Abbassia CairoPublish Year:1988Pages:79Categories:Doctrine and Faith، ApologeticsDescription:This book is presented in candor and love as part of the theological dialogue with our Catholic brethren, representing the doctrine of our church and the reasons for rejecting the purgatory dogma. The author, His Holiness Pope Shenouda III, outlines in his book, Why We Reject the Purgatory, the doctrine of our Catholic brethren, the history of purgatory, its end, and the assistance for souls in purgatory. Dedicated chapters explore the rejection of purgatory from a theological perspective, showing how purgatory stands against atonement and redemption, against the doctrine of salvation, against the sacrament of repentance, against priesthood and forgiveness, and against justice and mercy, while examining scriptural texts and their correct interpretation including saved as through fire, nor in the age to come, those under the earth, the story of the Maccabees, the righteous falls seven times, and until you pay the last penny. The volume concludes by asserting that purgatorial torments cast doubt upon the absolution of the priest and the sacrament of repentance, urging to preach mercy rather than purgatorial sufferings.