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Yes, Both Partial & Plenary Indulgences
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What freed the Catholics of punishment for sins?
Indulgences
Do sinners still pay for indulgences?
Indulgences were never bought or sold. An indulgence is a remission of the temporal punishment due to sin given by the Church for good works. These can be obtained for oneself or for the souls in purgatory. The idea of buying and selling indulgences comes from the abuse of alms indulgences. Giving alms is a work of piety that is well looked upon in the Bible, so there was an indulgence for giving money for the poor or for certain religious purposes (like building a house of worship). These were abused in such a way as to create the impression among some people that one could pay away the temporal punishment due to sin. This was an illegitimate use of indulgences and in fact was a form of the sin of simony, so to stop this abuse the Church discontinued alms indulgences. In short, then, Catholics still do obtain indulgences. These indulgences, however, are not the discontinued alms indulgences but others of a different nature: indulgences for pilgrimages, group prayer, reading the Bible etc.
Many Catholics became dissatisfied with the Church's focus on and were angered by the sale of?
Indulgences
What document freed the Catholics of punishment for sins?
No document ever freed Catholics of punishment for sins. You are probably thinking of indulgences. Indulgences themselves are based on the spiritual disciplines of fasting, prayer, and almsgiving. These spiritual disciplines along with confession, good intentions, and prayer for the Holy Father are what are required to gain a plenary indulgence. At some periods in history, there have been incidences of unscrupulous people forging documents declaring indulgences, perhaps this is what you are thinking of. Currently all Indulgences are contained in the Enchiridion of Indulgences or (in English) known as the Manual of Indulgences or Handbook of Indulgences. (see below).
Why did some Catholics not like the idea of indulgences?
Actually, it never bothered Catholics because it never happened. Indulgences were available for any of the corporal works of mercy, the three primary ones being prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. It bothered the heretics, beginning with Martin Luther, because they did not understand indulgences, nor did they understand almsgiving.
Following the Protestant reformation how was the Roman Catholic Church different from protestant churches?
Protestants opposed the sale of indulgences, while Catholics did not.
Were there pre paid indulgences for future sins and is this still practiced?
Indulgences are not forgiveness for future sins. They are a lessening of punishment in Purgatory for sins already forgiven. Indulgences are gained by certain spiritual and corporal works of devotion but paying for indulgences ended with the Council of Trent.
Were there pre-paid indulgences for future sins and is this still practiced?
Indulgences are not forgiveness for future sins. They are a lessening of punishment in Purgatory for sins already forgiven. Indulgences are gained by certain spiritual and corporal works of devotion but paying for indulgences ended with the Council of Trent.
What is the name of the church that catholics indulgences pay for?
Roman Catholic Answerfrom the Italian History website:One of the greatest churches in Christendom, the Basilica of St. Peter's in Rome was constructed amidst intrigue and artistic jealousy. Begun by the "warrior pope," Julius II, it was to serve as a symbol of his pontificate as well as the power of the Church on earth. Unwittingly, the huge costs associated with construction may have contributed to the coming of the Reformation as Julius II promulgated new indulgences to pay for the structure.Read more at Suite101, link below -
The selling of indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem what?
One AnswerThe practice made it seem that people could buy forgiveness for their sins . .Roman Catholic AnswerFirst of all, the Catholic Church has NEVER sold indulgences, second of all, indulgences are NOT a forgiveness for sin, and never were. There are three penitential practices, to which an indulgence (which is a pardon for the temporal punishment for already forgiven sin, NOT a forgiveness for sin) was attached: prayer, fasting, and almsgiving. In the sixteenth century, there was some problem with some people in the hierarchy getting a portion of the donations which were made, to which an indulgence was attached, but they were never sold. The only thing troubling about indulgences to Catholics is that they are misunderstood and maligned. I imagine that the only thing that troubled them back then was their rulers deciding that keeping the money in Germany trumped letting people stay in the Catholic Church so that they had their Church pulled out from under them and were forced to attend new, "protestant" services. Sorry, but there is no evidence that Catholics were ever troubled about something that never existed. If you really want to know about indulgences back then, please get the book, The Facts About Luther at the link below, and read the chapter on Luther and indulgences.
When did the Catholic Church get rid of indulgences?
The practice of granting an indulgence, which is the remission of temporal punishment due to sin (i.e., remission of restitution) have not ended. In fact, the Catholic Church has an official book of indulgences that is still in use today. What has ended was the corrupt practice of selling indulgences. The practice of selling indulgences was a problem that existed at least from the late 1300s till the early to mid 1500s. In fact, it was one of the "theses" that was pointed out by Martin Luther on his 95 Theses in 1517. By the mid-late 1500s, however, the practice of selling indulgences had largely died out.
What is the name for pardons from the pope?
They are not pardons. They are called indulgences and they can be earned by pious acts and will shorten or eliminate time in Purgatory.
