early 16th century claimed that  every sin committed by a Christian  

一項罪

would result in 7 years of suffering in Purgatory.

都會導致在煉獄中遭受7 年的痛苦。

According to him, despite Jesus Christ's  sacrifice to erase the penalty for  

據他說，儘管耶穌基督犧牲了

original sin, Roman Catholicism believed that  post-baptism sins require temporal punishment.

原罪的懲罰，但羅馬天主教認為洗禮後的罪需要暫時的懲罰。

This punishment occurs in Purgatory, where  souls endure fiery torment. While the pain  

這種懲罰發生在煉獄中，靈魂在那裡承受熾熱的折磨。雖然煉獄中的痛苦

in Purgatory is temporary, it can last a  very long time. And according to Tetzel,  

是暫時的，但它可能會持續很長時間。根據泰澤爾的說法，

it's seven years of fiery torture for each sin.

每犯下一項罪就要經歷七年的酷刑。

Many medieval Christians especially  Catholics believed this teaching.

許多中世紀的基督徒尤其是天主教徒相信這一教義。

Just take a moment to imagine believing that:

花點時間想像相信這一點：

Let's say you are a very good person and  only commit one sin per day, which is not  

假設你是一個非常好的人，每天只犯一種罪，這不太可能

very likely because that includes eating too  much butter and using Facebook as a verb.

，因為這包括吃太多黃油和使用 Facebook 作為動詞。

You will end up spending 2,555 years in  purgatory for the sins you commit per  

你最終會因為每年犯下的罪孽而在煉獄中度過 2,555 年

year. If you live to 70, you would be facing  178,850 years of suffering in purgatory.

。如果你活到70歲，你將面臨178,850年的煉獄痛苦。