Me reading along: WELL THEN... oh, he can learn maybe he can actually do something about it... oh no, that is NOT the attitude of a man looking to atone. shit. SERIOUSLY. putting the damned to rest is the only way you gonna get the power of the spirits. Dumbass.
Though to be fair, I think he didn't actually see the same vision, just heard the cries for salvation, so I can kinda understand him not grasping the full scope of the problem here.