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.
Gereja Katolik mengajarkan bahwa jiwa tetap hidup setelah kematian, maka gereja harus menjelaskan ke mana perginya jiwa anak - anak yang tidak dapat pergi ke surga karena belum dibaptis, tetapi yang belum patut masuk ke neraka.