People who ignore the suffering of others in life must go to Hell ... to Heaven straight away. For them, Purgatory is the state of waiting where a person can make up for their sins after death.

The early church believed that after his death Christ descended ... breaks down the doors of hell, unbinds the prisoners and leads the just to heaven. In ancient paintings from the Eastern ...

The Roman Catholic Church teaches that after death there is ... people will either be in Heaven or Hell for all eternity. I believe in the resurrection of the body and life everlasting.

Christ will judge us immediately after our death, and on the last day ... men's souls after the Particular Judgment are Heaven, Purgatory, and Hell. Q. 1379. What is Hell? A.