All who believe by faith are saints. People are called saints left and right in the NT. The thief was saved only by his faith. There is no place mentioned in the Bible discussing anything between Heaven and Hell.purgatory is man made to help sinners feel better about sinning, rather than taking their sins to Jesus.
It is mentioned LevinFan, though it may be better to think of it as a process rather than a place. Purgation is transitory and not eternal: there is no permanent, eternal place called "purgatory":- although one might justly use the term for the place where purgation takes place.
I don't want to labor the point, but if you have a look at my post #7, I list examples of where purgatory/purgation is described in the Bible.
Hope this is helpful
The Mass for All Souls is the Requiem Mass. Ever read through the texts for the Requiem Mass? They don't make you "feel better about sinning". They make you remember your own death, and how you must someday face a righteous God.
Read through this, which is the Sequence for tomorrow in the old rite, any time you're "feeling better about sinning". I guarantee the feeling will go away.
**All who believe by faith are saints.**
But if you are alive, arne’t you a sinner?