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[msongs]

during the time of martin luther, the reformers believed everyone had a straight shot to god/jesus, and that catholics had set up the pope as sort of a junior god...where one could not go to heaven unless the pope (ie catholics only went to heaven) authorized it. thus was excommunication used as a tool to deny heretics access to heaven. if the pope said no, you could not go.

at least that is my understanding of the matter.

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