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17. With souls in purgatory it seems necessary that horror should grow less and love increase. 18. It seems unproved, either by reason or Scripture, that they are outside the state of merit, that is to say, of increasing love. 19. Again, it seems unproved that they, or at least that all of them, are certain or assured of their own blessedness, though we may be quite certain of it. 20. Therefore by "full remission of all penalties" the pope means not actually "of all," but only of those imposed by himself. 21. Therefore those preachers of indulgences are in error, who say that by the pope's indulgences a man is freed from every penalty, and saved; 22. Whereas he remits to souls in purgatory no penalty which, according to the canons, they would have had to pay in this life. 23. If it is at all possible to grant to any one the remission of all penalties whatsoever, it is certain that this remission can be granted only to the most perfect, that is, to the very fewest. 24. It must needs be, therefore, that the greater part of the people are deceived by that indiscriminate and high-sounding promise of release from penalty. 25. The power which the pope has, in a general way, over purgatory, is just like the power which any bishop or curate has, in a special way, within his own diocese or parish. 26. The pope does well when he grants remission to souls [in purgatory], not by the power of the keys (which he does not possess), but by way of intercession.

Many of these statements talk about a place call purgatory. I hate to tell them but purgatory does not exist. Nowhere in the bible does it speak of purgatory. Also some of the statements say that the priest goes to the father on behalf of a person’s sins. To me your pastor or priest cannot take care of your sins for you. Also I believe that you have to ask god for the forgiveness of your own sins. Also you cannot get the dead to heaven by buying their passage there. You cannot get to heaven by doing good deeds or work your way there. I think that the only way to heaven is by asking god for salvation. And the bible is the truth and nothing but the truth. That’s what these few statements mean to me.