Heavenly Doctrine (Tafel) n. 316

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316. Priests ought not to claim to themselves any power over the souls of men, since they do not know in what state are the interiors of men; much less ought they to claim to themselves the power of opening and shutting heaven, because that power belongs to the Lord alone.


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