Since we have been discussing religious reformers such as Martin Luther who did not agree with some of the views provided by the Catholic church, I decided to look into some of the aspects and qualities of Catholicism. As most know, during Luther's era, his disagreements with the church sparked a revolutionary following that questioned the indulgences and relics of the Catholic Church. Though Luther spoke against the "corruption" within the church, his religious views remained similar in quality. In the picture above, is a depiction of Catholic purgatory. This is a major part of the religion that is essentially a religious middle ground between earth and heaven. According to historyinanhour.com, "purgatory was not an eternal abode, but a place where your soul spent an unknown period of time." The picture provided is the work of Ludovico Carracci in the year 1612. In the painting we can see the depiction of the gap between purgatory and heaven. The souls waiting at the bottom of the painting are pictured naked and wandering around waiting for their chance to raise to the heavens. In the middle, an angel deciding who is to be allowed. At the top is heaven, where the souls of others are looking down upon those in purgatory and collaborating, possibly even begging the lord as to who may enter.
This diagram provides a look as to how one is to enter purgatory. According to the diagram, if the soul is purified before death, then it may enter straight to heaven. If the soul has no mortal sins such as murder, but still needs purification, then it must enter purgatory for a period of time. But if the soul is tainted with moral sins, it will travel directly to hell with no chance of entering heaven. This aspect of purgatory within Catholicism decides the fate of a persons soul, and where it is to be laid to rest.
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