Comparing Christian Denominations - Beliefs (Part 2)

By Mary Fairchild, About.com Guide

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Purgatory

Anglican/Episcopal - Denies: "The Romish Doctrine concerning Purgatory ... is a fond thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the Word of God." 39 Articles Anglican Communion
Assembly of God - Denies. Still researching Assembly of God position. Submit documented sources only to this email.
Baptist - Denies. Still researching Baptist position. Submit documented sources only to this email.
Lutheran - Denies: "Standing in the Protestant Reformation tradition, ELCA Lutherans reject the Roman Catholic Doctrine of Purgatory. The reformers openly repudiated the doctrine as unscriptural and a denial of complete forgiveness of sins through faith in Christ’s saving work." ELCA
Methodist - Denies: "The Romish doctrine concerning purgatory ... is a fond thing, vainly invented, and grounded upon no warrant of Scripture, but repugnant to the Word of God." UMC
Presbyterian - Denies. Still researching Presbyterian position. Submit documented sources only to this email.
Roman Catholic - Affirms: "All who die in God's grace and friendship, but still imperfectly purified, are indeed assured of their eternal salvation; but after death they undergo purification, so as to achieve the holiness necessary to enter the joy of heaven ...The Church gives the name Purgatory to this final purification of the elect, which is entirely different from the punishment of the damned." Catechism 1030-1031

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