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Carpocratians believed sinning was mandatory for heaven

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Talk about an incredible theological loophole. The Carpocratian sect believed the only way to free your soul from the physical prison of the world was to systematically commit every single possible sin available to mankind.

Carpocratians believed sinning was mandatory for heaven
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