1.0Cranachhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveithGene Veithhttps://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/author/geneveith/Questioning a Defense of Purgatoryrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="kaUdc7BBlw"><a href="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2025/11/questioning-a-defense-of-purgatory/">Questioning a Defense of Purgatory</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2025/11/questioning-a-defense-of-purgatory/embed/#?secret=kaUdc7BBlw" width="600" height="338" title="“Questioning a Defense of Purgatory” — Cranach" data-secret="kaUdc7BBlw" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://wp-media.patheos.com/blogs/sites/305/2025/11/20888031236_2412bf5df2_c.jpg799533A "Wall Street Journal" article entitled "Three Cheers for Purgatory" argues that souls after death need to be cleansed and that it's good for us to pray for the dead. But those arguments contradict each other.