The Catholic Church taught that the soul survives after death, so it had to find a place for the souls of children who could not go to heaven because they were not baptized but who nonetheless were not deserving of hell.
Kuna katoliku kirik õpetas, et hing jääb pärast surma elama, pidi ta leiutama mingi koha laste hingedele, kes ei saanud minna taevasse, sest nad polnud ristitud, kuid kes ei väärinud ka põrgukaristust.