If Jesus died for our sins, why is there a purgatory?

Q: I've been doing some research about purgatory, but I haven't found any real answers. I know that it is where a saved soul goes to be purified of its sins so that it may enter heaven. But why does this have to happen if Jesus already died and rose to forgive all of our sins? Also, is there time in purgatory? read more

There is Purgatory precisely because Our Blessed Lord died for our sins. As Our Blessed Lord tells us in Apocalypse (Revelation) 21:27 nothing impure will enter heaven, and purgatory is the answer of the Good God to those of us who die in the love of God but still imperfect. read more

That is the way it is with sin. There are various ways we can help “replace the window” — by prayers, almsgiving, fasting, act of charity, etc. If we fail to work off all the temporal punishment, and we die without mortal sin, then we need to go to purgatory for a while. I say “for a while,” but that is a figure of speech. read more

Jesus suffered for our sins so that we could be delivered from suffering. To say that we must also suffer for our sins is to say that Jesus’ suffering was insufficient. To say that we must atone for our sins by cleansing in Purgatory is to deny the sufficiency of the atoning sacrifice of Jesus (1 John 2:2). read more