Uploaded September 2025 | Updated September 2026, 9 hours ago

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Matt, Ken, and Kenny continue their series looking at the formal teaching of the Catholic Church on the doctrine of Purgatory.

This time they address one of the biggest objections to the concept of Purgatory: the story of the thief on the cross, who died alongside Jesus and was promised paradise. He wasn't even baptized!

So how should we think of the Good Thief's story in the context of Catholic teaching on Purgatory?

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