[Judith Anne]

Your list is meaningless because it evades the question.. does scripture teach us that one way to deal with our sin is to beat our body to produce pain.. is masochism a sacrament?

Is training to be a Navy Seal masochism? Is training for the Boston Marathon masochism? Is diet and exercise masochism? Is training for Everest masochism? Is doing anything difficult and unpleasant masochism? Is giving birth without drugs masochism? Is life supposed to be lived without discipline, without sacrifice, without working up a sweat? Is fasting masochism?

[RnMomof7]

Is training to be a Navy Seal masochism? Is training for the Boston Marathon masochism?

So what was he training for "purgatory "where he could pay for more of his sin?