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Many saints testify that the deepest suffering of the souls in purgatory comes from longing for union with God.

Also, how are we to understand "temporal" and "eternal" punishment that is due to sin?

The doctrine of purgatory is "common ground" between the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy. So where does the trouble begin?

This four-part series was prompted not so much by a question as by a challenge.