NO, PURGATORY WON'T WORK
A reader has asked whether it's possible to house some of limbo's evacuees in purgatory. Unfortunately, no. For one thing, purgatory is a place of ACTIVE suffering (first-degree burns, minor blistering), while limbo is a place of PASSIVE suffering (not having access to heaven, bland food). Thus, purgatory is unacceptable as a substitute for limbo. In addition, major renovations are currently being done in purgatory -- new carpeting, a separate facility for smokers, and some work on the electrical system -- and no new residents are being accepted until that work is complete at the end of 2006 (Celestial Construction Weekly, Feb. 4, pp. 42-43).
But, please, keep those suggestions coming.
A reader has asked whether it's possible to house some of limbo's evacuees in purgatory. Unfortunately, no. For one thing, purgatory is a place of ACTIVE suffering (first-degree burns, minor blistering), while limbo is a place of PASSIVE suffering (not having access to heaven, bland food). Thus, purgatory is unacceptable as a substitute for limbo. In addition, major renovations are currently being done in purgatory -- new carpeting, a separate facility for smokers, and some work on the electrical system -- and no new residents are being accepted until that work is complete at the end of 2006 (Celestial Construction Weekly, Feb. 4, pp. 42-43).
But, please, keep those suggestions coming.
posted by Mike | 7:38 AM
1 Comments:
Mike, we've just got word from the Vatican that riots are spreading throughout Christendom as a result of your recent posts. The U.S. embassy in Denmark has been burnt to the ground by incensed Lutherans, and even in D.C., protesters massed outside the White House are chanting "Death to Grin!"
Maybe you should consider writing about something else till things cool down? How about the blues?
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