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In [[Dante's Purgatorio]], '''Antepurgatory''' is a place where certain souls must wait before they enter [[Purgatory]] itself. Souls go to Antepurgatory if:
*they delay their repentance of their [[sin]]s until the last possible moment before death
*they are rulers who did not use their power for good or evil
*they do not receive [[last rites]]
*they are [[excommunication|excommunicated]] at the time of their death
*they are not buried in consecrated ground.

Standard [[Catholic]] doctrine is that people meeting the last three of these conditions should go to [[Hell]]. However, [[Dante]] does not allow the [[Church]] the power to condemn those who are otherwise virtuous; instead he created Antepurgatory to allow them to 'just about make it' into [[Heaven]].

Souls in Antepurgatory suffer no punishment, merely waiting until they have served their time and are admitted to Purgatory. The time they have to wait varies depending on the circumstances of their death; for example, those who are excommunicated must wait 30 years for each year of excommunication.

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	Souls in Antepurgatory suffer no punishment, merely waiting until they have served their time and are admitted to Purgatory. The time they have to wait varies depending on the circumstances of their death; for example, those who are excommunicated must wait 30 years for each year of excommunication.		Souls in Antepurgatory suffer no punishment, merely waiting until they have served their time and are admitted to Purgatory. The time they have to wait varies depending on the circumstances of their death; for example, those who are excommunicated must wait 30 years for each year of excommunication.
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