From a soul in Purgatory;
Are many Protestants saved?
By the mercy of God a certain number of Protestants are saved, but their Purgatory is for many long and rigorous. It is true they have not abused grace like many Catholics, but neither have they had the marvelous graces of the sacraments and the other helps of the true religion, thus their expiation in Purgatory is prolonged.
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You would have to be scraping the bottom of the barrel to find trash like this.
The source even explains this is from a merely historical docuмent that is a private writing having no bearing on Church teaching.
The author is "unknown."
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An Unpublished Manuscript on Purgatory by UnknownDESCRIPTION
This pamphlet, describing alleged conversations between a nun and a soul in Purgatory, brings to light many aspects of the mysterious purification souls undergo before entering Heaven.
PUBLISHER & DATE The Reparation Society of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, Inc., December 26, 1967Note: In conformity with the decrees of Pope Urban VIII, the author formally declares that the preternatural or seemingly supernatural facts recorded in this historical narrative rest on purely human authority, and consequently he does not in any way intend to pronounce a final judgment, or to anticipate any future decision of lawful Church authority as to their nature.IntroductionAt the expressed desire of the Directors of the Bulletin "Notre Dame de la Bonne Mort," this pamphlet is published with all the reservations ordered by the Church in the decree of Urban VIII, and as a purely historical docuмent.It was sent to that periodical by a zealous and devout missionary and is a pious docuмent based on alleged conversations between a nun and a soul in Purgatory....
Finally they were impressed by the living Sister's great progress in the work of her sanctification. So remarkable was this that on reading the manuscript Canon Dubosq said, "In publishing this Manuscript, as I heartily approve, you are anticipating a cause of beatification."....[So, they were
anticipating beatification, eh? Well that didn't happen! Maybe Bishop-of-Rome Francis can get that remedied!]
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