Christians believe that Purgatory is a state for someone who wishes to accept God into their lives but is in need of cleansing before entering Heaven. The state of Purgatory can be seen when the narrator travels through Grey Town and Heaven. As I mentioned before, Grey Town is a place where the narrator never truly felt joy. While most people can associate this will Hell, there are also some elements of Purgatory present in this part of the book. As mentioned before, Hell is a state where a person has chosen to reject God from their life. By doing this, they are prevented from ever entering Heaven. However Grey Town seems to offer an exit through the bus trip to Heaven. Purgatory works much in the same way by serving as a place “For those who find themselves in a condition of being open to God, but still imperfectly, the journey towards full beatitude requires a purification,” (John Paul II, 5). The bus ride and subsequent visit provide this. In Grey Town, the narrator begins his journey of repentance and once in Heaven, the spirits who approach him tell him and that in order to enter Heaven they must seek
Christians believe that Purgatory is a state for someone who wishes to accept God into their lives but is in need of cleansing before entering Heaven. The state of Purgatory can be seen when the narrator travels through Grey Town and Heaven. As I mentioned before, Grey Town is a place where the narrator never truly felt joy. While most people can associate this will Hell, there are also some elements of Purgatory present in this part of the book. As mentioned before, Hell is a state where a person has chosen to reject God from their life. By doing this, they are prevented from ever entering Heaven. However Grey Town seems to offer an exit through the bus trip to Heaven. Purgatory works much in the same way by serving as a place “For those who find themselves in a condition of being open to God, but still imperfectly, the journey towards full beatitude requires a purification,” (John Paul II, 5). The bus ride and subsequent visit provide this. In Grey Town, the narrator begins his journey of repentance and once in Heaven, the spirits who approach him tell him and that in order to enter Heaven they must seek