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

would result in 7 years of suffering in Purgatory.

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

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

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

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

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

Many medieval Christians especially  Catholics believed this teaching.

Just take a moment to imagine believing that:

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

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

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

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