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Originally Posted by Spear Dane I finished Purgatory. It was awesome. While disagreeing with the Catholic premise to the book, the psychology in it was often inisghtful. I also found the rhyming very pleasing. | Congratulations on completing Purgatory. It is indeed interesting to contemplate the uniquely Catholic and Medieval vision of the three realms, and I also find the traditionally Catholic language for the Church quite helpful. The Church is: Militant (Earth), Suffering (Purgatory), Triumphant (Heaven). These categories are, I think, of great assistance to us in thinking about the nature of Christ's Church, although as a Protestant I would of course collapse the distinction between Church Militant and Church Suffering, i.e. There is a Now/Not Yet dialectic at work. All such theological pedantry aside, would you care to discuss any particularly poignant moments in the book? Also, what translation were you reading? | Couldn't you interpret Purgatory as the church militant? What was the status of the doctrine of purgatory during Dante's time? I was recommended Mandelbaum's translation. I have his Aeneid.
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*Peter Gray* Elkins Park RPCNA
"Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief. " Mk 9:24
"The greatest thing we can desire, next to the glory of God, is our own salvation; and the sweetest thing we can desire is the assurance of our salvation. In this life we cannot get higher than to be assured of that which in the next life is to be enjoyed. All saints shall enjoy a heaven when they leave this earth; some saints enjoy a heaven while they are here on earth." Joseph Caryl
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