One peddler of these " get-out-of-purgatory" certificates, Johann Tetzel, used to frighten congregations into paying up " by conjuring visions of their dead parents wailing for mercy" while being tortured by demons.

这些“炼狱”证书的兜售者约翰·泰泽尔（Johann Tetzel）曾经在被恶魔折磨时“通过变幻他们死去的父母哭泣求饶”来吓唬会众。