the pain box is a French Jesuit ritual dating back only to the 1800's.
It was used by Jesuit priests to initiate the brothers into the military arm of the Catholic church.
It was outlawed by the pope !
I have seen the box and have been taught that the heat was a con.
The heat was from elements of many metals. Many an aspiring Jesuit would come out scarred.
I wish I did not know this , and that the Jesuit priests had not made me a chosen one.
I live free now , but still know the true meaning of ........