<p>Jesus taught us about it and for centuries the Church has faithfully defined and defended it. Protestants deny it even exists while many Catholics fundamentally misunderstand it. It is Purgatory: that place of purifying penance where souls saved by Christ are made perfect and acceptable to spend life eternal in heaven.</p><p>In <em>The Biblical Basis For Purgatory</em> author and apologist John Salza (<em>Why Catholics Cannot Be Masons</em>) offers the definitive scriptural explanation of this distinctively Catholic doctrine. Building on the teachings of Christ and St. Paul he shows how the existence of a place of temporal punishment after death is not only a logical extension of what we know about the reality of sin and God's justice but is also a supreme expression of God's love and mercy.</p><p>Although Purgatory is a place of mercy its pains are real and they are severe. This book does more than defend and explain Purgatory it provides a solid plan drawn from the Church s perennial wisdom for conquering our sins by God's grace while still on earth.</p>