Catholic Answers Live #12448 Can Purgatory Be Empty After All Souls Day? Indulgences and Forgiveness - Karlo Broussard
Nov 7, 2025
Karlo Broussard, a Catholic apologist and author, dives into the intriguing topic of purgatory and plenary indulgences. He wrestles with the question of what happens to indulgences if purgatory is empty after All Souls Day. Karlo also clarifies the relationship between God's omniscience and our forgiveness at confession. Furthermore, he offers practical advice on overcoming hatred for those who've wronged us, and he addresses biblical objections to purgatory, emphasizing the ongoing journey of sanctification.
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Conversion From A Preset Radio Station
- Karlo recounts a man who stumbled upon Catholic radio preset in a rental car and later converted with his wife at the Easter Vigil.
- That experience demonstrates how Catholic radio can unexpectedly bring seekers to the Church.
Indulgences Still Have Value
- If no souls are in purgatory when you gain a plenary indulgence, God can apply its effect later to souls who enter purgatory or to your own growth in holiness.
- Acts obtaining indulgences always contribute to charity and increase sanctifying grace in the doer, so they are never futile.
What 'God Forgets' Really Means
- God does not literally forget forgiven sins because He is omniscient, but He no longer holds them against us once He forgives us.
- 'God forgets sins' is shorthand meaning God will not reckon forgiven sins to our condemnation.
