 የእነዚያ በኃጢአትና በአለማመን የሞቱት ሰዎች ሁኔታ እንኳ ሊለወጥ ይችላል፤ ይህም ማለት በእግዚአብሔር ፍርድ ሳይሆን በጸጋው ምሕረት ሊያገኙ ይችላሉ፤ ምክንያቱም ጸጋ ያለዋጋ መስጠት ሲሆን፥ ፍርድ ግን እንደ ሥራው መስጠት ነውና።
1258.It is even possible that the condition of those who have died in sin and unbelief may become changed - that is to say, they may become the object of pardon through the bounty of God, not through His justice - for bounty is giving without desert, and justice is giving what is deserved.