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Selling indulgences was never mainstream or officially sanctioned by the Catholic Church, and it was formally banned almost 500 years ago. And, in any case, ma
by PhasmaFelis 8y ago
Selling indulgences was never mainstream or officially sanctioned by the Catholic Church, and it was formally banned almost 500 years ago.
And, in any case, many modern churches and denominations are only tenuously connected to Catholicism of any era.
- Retric 8y agoIt was Catholic doctrine at the time, and a significant portion of the protestant reformation. 'Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the Catholic view on indulgences. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517.' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Luther Now, I am not saying the church selling indulgences from a specific menu of sins > prices was mainstream. But, the idea of good works on earth and specifically giving to the church being a good work was very much so. There are also cases of rather significant donations to the church connected to this idea. PS: Note, this is about reducing time spent in purgatory, not buying your way into heaven. Purgatory was supposed to be a very unpleasant place, but your stay was going to be temporary either way.