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The Church gives the name Purgatory to this Final purification of the elect, which is entirely Different from the punishment of the damned. 604 The Church formulated her Doctrine of Faith on Purgatory Especially at the Councils of Florence and Trent. the Tradition of the Church, by reference to certain texts of Scripture, Speaks of a cleanSing fire: 605

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