It is a fatal error.
The priest does not terrify; he reassures the soul, at the beginning of its long journey.

He speaks in the name of the God of mercy, who comes to save, not to destroy.

I could cite to you many cases of dying people who have been cured simply by contact with the sacred balm." The nun spoke in a tone as mournful as her look.

Her heart was evidently not in the words which she uttered.

Without doubt, she had learned them when she first entered the convent.