The answer
The word “purgatory” is derived from the word “purge” which means to cleanse, purify. The Catholics believe that after death we shall go to a place called “Purgatory” where we shall suffer the pains of purifying fire to purify us from all our sins so that on the Last day we shall be cleansed in order to proceed to the kingdom of Heaven. However, we definitely reject this belief because if the purifying fire will cleanse us from sin, then Christ’s death was in vain. The only way we are saved and purified is by the Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Another proof against the concept of Purgatory is that on the Cross, the Lord said to the thief, “Today you will be with Me in Paradise” (Luke 23:43) not Purgatory.
H.G. Bishop Moussa