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Purgatory

Forum: Theological Expressions
Re:

What happens when we die? (Confused)
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After death?--------> PURGATORY<------- (Jason S)
Re:

Serious error and not according to the Book of Common Prayer (Interested )
Date: 2001, Jun 04
From: Tuck <tuckleong-lee@stsams.org>

Not particularly a fan of purgatory myself but you can't quite say Anglicans deny the doctrine of purgatory per se.
Take note that the articles of religion does not condemn the doctrine of purgatory, nor the Romish doctrine of purgatory but the Romish doctrine concerning purgatory.
J.H. Newman pointed that out in Tract 90 and cited various exponents of the romish doctrine concerning purgatory which are particularly tridentine and most RC's do not really subscribe to them nowadays anyway.
Furthermore, the ambiguity of the BCP 1662 allows a commemorating of the departed in the post communion prayer of the communion service:
...most humbly beseeching thee to grant, that by the merits and death of thy Son Jesus Christ, and through faith in his blood, we and ALL THY WHOLE CHURCH, may obtain remission of our sins, and all other benefits of his passion... (emphasis mine)
The ecclesiology of the communion service incorporates the living and the departed as can be seen few pages before where the people were bade to pray for Christ's church militant here on earth (thereby implying the church extends beyond that which is militant here on earth).
But then I won't defend consistency of thoughts. Liturgy isn't a legal document. :)