I’m technically Protestant but I’ve become very interested in Catholicism and I’m in the process of converting. Thank you for the video, it cleared up a lot of questions I had! God bless!

Great arguments! Protestant here. I never had any inherent problem with purgatory. I just wasn't taught it. And I wasn't taught to interpret any scripture as describing or alluding to it. I'm open to it. Thanks for this episode!

All the apologists at Catholic Answers seem like such great guys.

Thank you Matt & Karlo! Matt you’ve really helped some friends of mine come several huge steps closer to Catholicism, your sincerity overwhelmed and wowed them! Don’t ever stop!

Top notch Apologist especially for making a compelling Scriptural case! Thanks for all your work Karlo. Matt you've been killing it with all these guests lately!

I love to watch Karlo, he is one of the best apologists in the catholic church, like Trent Horn, Jimmy Akin, Dr. Anders host of ‘Called to Communion’, Steve Ray and many more

I would love a book! I want to know more about Purgatory!

Howdy! I'm interested in Karlo's book and wish to pass it on to a Protestant friend after I read it. Our Lady of Guadalupe Mother of the Americas Pray for Us.

God is Good & All The Time God is Good. Thank you for talking about Purgatory.

This is a doctrine that I have struggled to see clearly. However, one thing that helped me to understand it better, is that it is a state where we see and understand (and thus properly grieve for) the depth and consequences of the sins we have committed but still haven't perfectly repented for.

I would love to learn more about purgatory! I’ve been trying to learn about it for years and the way he describes it sounds so wisdom building!

Loved it! This doctrine, when properly understood, leads to growing holiness and thankfulness for God's mercy. It shows a sharp contrast between "greasy grace" and Divine justice for all the deeps done in the body. Glory to Jesus Christ!!

This is exactly what I needed to watch! A Protestant friend of mine was just asking about this topic. Thank you!

Thank you so much for this episode! Me and my mom have a women's Bible study and when the topic of purgatory came up there were so many questions that we couldn't answer. We will be sharing this talk with the women of our group! And the book would be a wonderful addition to my mini library of Catholic literature!

would love to get Karlo's book ! went to catholic schools from kindergarten to college in the philippines, everyone in our town was catholic, more than 80% in the country are catholic. Purgatory isnt given a second thought, everything the church teaches are carved in our hearts. never really knew anything about other religions till migrated here in america 4 years ago and still in disbelief how hatred and division are what we always see. always praying for the country♥️ these talks/videos are my comfort zone! thank you God bless you both!

Thank you, I pray that many will find Truth in your explanation and writings.

Thank you for covering this topic. God Bless!

Thank you, Karlo and Matt! This has helped me tremendously to understand more about purgatory. My 94 year old Mom passed away a couple years ago and it's been very difficult for me to let go... I sometimes have anxious thoughts about having lost her. This is very reassuring to me. Thank you. God bless.

I've been teaching parish school religion for over 30+ years and this is one concept I always struggled to explain. Thank you so much for this episode. Great information!

Purgatory is one of the topics where my Protestant mom and I repeatedly end up in circles. I think I've addressed the argument Matt provided at the show's end two or three times so far. I can't remember if I've ever answered in the way presented here, though. I'll have to rewatch it a few times so I can hopefully remember it if the topic comes up again.

Thanks to both of you for this. I always love learning about Purgatory

Hey Matt and Karlo, Thanks for the great video! PWA interviews have been very helpful in the past and this one is no exception. I have been subscribed to the channel for what I believe is a couple of months now and am also a new supporter on Patreon as of a few weeks ago, but I thought I would throw my name in for a free book anyway (though this might be breaking the rules I guess). Of all of the topics I have been learning about regarding Catholic teaching Purgatory is one that I am not as familiar with. I have already purchased Karlo's new book on Meeting the Protestant Challenge (I will get to reading it soon). Also, Karlo was very helpful in answering a question on baptism I had not too long ago when I called in to Catholic Answers Live (thanks for that). Keep up the great work fellas. God bless and glory to Jesus Christ.

Great video! Thanks for your content Matt Fradd!

Such a great interview. Purgatory is an interesting topic to me as a Catholic. I have protestant friends who have questioned me about it, and it made me realize I should learn more about it.

I'm a highschooler wanting to learn more about purgatory. That book would be awesome!

Thank you Matt & Karlo

Subscribed! As always, thanks for this great video gents!

Thank you for this persuasive discussion.

Excellent interview! Great job explaining purgatory!

That Karlo fellow is hardcore. Nicely done gents.

Thank you, very helpful!

I love you Matt and I love our faith

Hey, Matt! Very Good episode.

Greetings from Germany Matt. Grateful for posting good content almost every day!

I would love a copy of this book! God bless Karlo and all of the Apologists at Catholic answers. Their open forums (especially with atheists) helped me so much a few years ago through a period of doubt in my faith. Thank you for taking such complex topics and explaining them in a way that the average person can understand.

Awesome!!! Just purchased mine on Kindle!

What an important subject. Do necessary for our faith formation. Comforting with the knowledge about purgatory.

I want a free book please! 🤍 Loved this talk! Thanks for putting out such great content Matt! 🙏🏻

Sounds like a really interesting book! I caught Mr. Broussard on Catholic Answers a while after this. I've been very interested in eschatology and justification recently so I'll have to add this book to my list.

Great interview!

Is it just me or is there an unspoken trend right now of Protestants converting to Catholicism.. I thought it was just me but I can see heaps of Protestants in this thread who like me are in the process of converting!

I would really appreciate the book for my spiritual development thanks!!!

Hook a brother (in Christ) up! Thanks Matt and Karlo

Thank you very much for doing the giveaway! I want the book, please. Always support you and your works.

Like it. I would love to learn more on purgatory. Thank you.

Looks like he got the free stein!! sweet! Thanks for answering the question!

Padre Pio vs Thomas Aquinas on Bilocation! Love it Matt and Karlo.

Informative as always

Brothers in Christ, I’d be very interested in Karlo’s book to help build my evangelisation and apologetics knowledge and share it with our Protestant friends.

Amazing episode!

Loved this! And I would love a copy of the book 😊

Great episode and super insightful! I would love to give Karlo’s book to my evangelical friends!

Looking good, Matt. Great interview.

I'd love that book. God bless

Great topic for advent ❣️

Thank you God bless you

Nice video as always, I'm planning to read the book.

I'm interested to read this book. May God bless!

Hey Matt, hope you're shipping the book to Croatia ;) Great episode!

Fantastic work Gents, just what the world needs right now. Live Jesus our love and Mary our hope!

Since Jesus was a Jew. I would think his Jewish disciples knew about the purgatory doctrine from Jewish teachings

Would love that book😊

I would love to have the book! :)

Great video!

Love this channel. Really appreciate this talk. I shared it with my mother who is asking questions about the CC from a Protestant background. Been reading through the OT and came across Deuteronomy 4:20, Egypt as an iron foundry. I wonder if there isn't a connection between this and Purgatory, since both are a time of trial and purification?

As a former Atheist but now Protestant, i’d love to check this book out (:

I'd like to throw my name in for the book! And thanks for the great answer to my question!

Love the show, and could definitely use the book to help evangelize!

Thanks to Karlo for answering my question. Thanks Matt for an excellent show. So Matt? Do you watch any cricket?

Hey Matt, a couple of weeks/months ago, I had mentioned in the live chats and comments section of your videos to have Karlo on, and talk about his book on the purgatory. I don't know if you had seen my comment and this video is a response to it but it's awesome having Karlo on! P.S. also I had mentioned this very comment somewhere at the start of the live chat in this video. I wonder if you were referring to me at 3:59 in this video :P

I love what Karlo says at 12:07. Limbo at 38:11

I would like a book!

I would love a free copy!!! Love your show Matt!!!

i think the most powerful objection to Purgatory is St Mark of Epehsus' writings against the notion. He is a pillar and saint of Orthodoxy, and so we Catholics need to ponder on this much more than the nonsense the protestants bring to bear.

I'd like to win that book.

Would love to have the book thanks

Matt Fradd. I heard you say purifry! Lol Seems like an appropriate word!

Great episode. Would love to read this book especially if it was won. Will you guys be signing it?

I want to use this book with my Protestant cousin and bring him back to the faith

I imagine it kind of like this, it's not a perfect analogy but, this life is like being in the dark and when you transition to the next life it is like going out into the light, where your eyes hurt as they adjust, that's like purgatory, and when your eyes have adjusted you can see clearly, that's heaven.

I would really like to have the book Matt :) I went to one of your talks in NH, Exeter by the way :)

There’s a former pastor in Jehova Witnesses converted to catholicism in my country Philippines, he said even he didn’t undertand all the teaching and beliefs in the catholic church he accept them all because God guided His Holy church in all truth.

Give me the book!! 😅 You're awesome, guys.

The best demonstration of Purgatory in the Bible is Luke 12:41-48 see Dr Brant Pitre video for excellent explanation.

I want the book please

It would be an interesting read

I would have liked to know the church's historical arguments for purgatory and who were those that made those arguments.

Hey, I Would love to get that Book, God Bless You both ✌🏼

Galatians 1-8

Fun fact : Luke 12 might be one of Jesus' most indirect (or direct!) references to purgatory. First heard about it from Brant Pitre. I wonder if Karlo's book mentions it...would be nice if you could hook me up with a copy Matt!

can one do penance for past forgiven sins in addition to the required penance after confession so as to reduce one`s suffering in purgatory?

also, their version of purgatory since they believe we ought to pray for the dead is that those souls are temporarily in hell, and that not all souls in hell are there permanently until the day of last judgement

Thanks for putting on great interviews and content, Matt! Karlo has a lot of great insight. One such seed rooted in Scripture I notice is among the many parallels between the Cross and our personal faith journeys to heaven, and the Exodus: -All of us begin in bondage to sin (Egypt) - Jesus' sacrifice (the Passover lamb) loosed our chains keeping us in sin - our Baptism purifies us of our prior sins (crossing the Red Sea) - our faith walk is filled with temptations and stumbling back into sin (40 yrs wilderness) -enduring and finishing our race by reading Heaven (entering into the Promised Land) Just as the Israelites journey in the wilderness was preceeded by the washing away of the Egyptians in the Red Sea, their entrance into the Promised Land at the end of their exodus was preceeded by the crossing of the Jordan River, with the Ark of the Covenant in the midst of it. These are two types of purifications: the washing away of sins at our baptism, and the final cleansing of looming sins before entering in Heaven, only made possible by Jesus Christ. Purgatory is our crossing the Jordan to enter the Promised Land.

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As a Protestant looking at Catholicism (and Orthodoxy) with fresh eyes, this was a helpful talk about a subject I have been very wary of looking into. I just thought it was a late accretion and (sorry) -- "wrong"! Currently reading Aquinas on Purgatory from the Summa too. As an aside, it doesn't seem that the Orthodox and Catholic views on this are that far apart in reality...

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12:34 *You can still have sin on your soul by turning away from God as your final end* Once you die you are entitled to rebirth but the time for prayer is over, those who are to be reborn are spared the thought of sin, if they didn't they would become overwhelmed by its consequences, they are simply waiting to return, this requires grace. You can't second guess what happens after death you either know it or you don't, and if you do it is because God has let you know. You don't get to see the *Beatific Vision* until well after your judgement, (except if your judgement happened in your present life) because we cannot come to the Father but by God the Son who is the Divine Word, and when you see God the Father you see him in Jesus Christ.

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