The Birth Of Purgatory -

In the 16th century, Martin Luther and John Calvin rejected Purgatory as an "unbiblical invention" used to exploit the poor through the sale of indulgences.

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The concept eventually reached the highest levels of Church authority, though it remained a point of major conflict. In the 16th century, Martin Luther and John

Early thinkers like St. Augustine (5th century) distinguished between eternal fire and a "purifying fire" for those with minor sins. Pope Gregory the Great (6th century) further linked this fire to the forgiveness of "lesser faults" after death. Early thinkers like St

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Proponents often cite 2 Maccabees 12:46 , where Judas Maccabeus prays for the dead, implying their state can still be changed. In the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 3:15 mentions being saved "only as through fire."