Thanks for the link, that piece fits very well. There's a loooooot to unpack, but to me: - the 3 men in the tale illustrate why these practices arise in the f

Thanks for the link, that piece fits very well. There's a loooooot to unpack, but to me: - the 3 men in the tale illustrate why these practices arise in the first place - to ease envy and direct competition - the pardoner is disseminating "elite" practices for personal gain, being divorced from the meaning behind them in the process, and becoming a cargo cult of himself