I gotta say, the catholic church indulgence system would have been a lot more interesting if it were structured as offsets instead of just payments. It's a grea

I gotta say, the catholic church indulgence system would have been a lot more interesting if it were structured as offsets instead of just payments. It's a great way to explain how ludicrous the current system is though. You can pay me to promise not to cheat on my spouse for the next 3 years in exchange for you being able to cheat on yours. Catholic indulgences as they were actually structured would be more akin to just a carbon tax.