Purgatory is not a second-chance for damned ... Unfortunately very serious sin - mortal sin - "kills" our friendship with God. By willfully committing mortal sin, we reject God, and we lose ...

Venial sins do not imperil our souls in the same way that a mortal sin would, but it's still important to strive to avoid ...

The reason for bringing this up is to lay the basic premise for Purgatory. In Heaven, we will be perfected and without any attachment to sin: "Nothing impure will enter it [Heaven]." (Revelations ...