Dyspnea is usually caused by disorders of the lungs or heart (see Table: Some Causes and Features of Shortness of Breath). Pulmonary embolism (sudden blockage of an artery of the lung, usually by a blood clot) is a less common, but serious cause. However, such people may also develop another disorder.
A plenary indulgence means that by the merits of Jesus Christ, the Blessed Virgin Mary and all the saints, the full remission of the temporal punishment due to sacramentally forgiven sins is obtained. The person becomes as if just baptized and would fly immediately to heaven if he died in that instant.
An âindulgenceâ was part of medieval Catholicism, and a major trigger to the Protestant Reformation. Basically, indulgences could be purchased in order to reduce the punishment you were owed for your sins. Buy an indulgence for a love one, and they would go to heaven and not burn it hell.