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Has the Catholic Church repented for its practice of indulgences?
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∙ 13y ago
Over 300 years ago.
Roman Catholic AnswerThe Church, itself, has nothing to repent of. The doctrine of indulgences is, and always was, sound. The practice of some individuals in the past, as always, has been fraught with errors. This individuals were corrected, and measures were taken to avoid abuses in the future. The doctrine of indulgences is perfectly okay.Wiki User
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Who was the religious reformer who challenged the catholic church over indulgences?
Martin Luther was the reformer who challenged the Catholic Church over 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.
Who would sell indulgens?
The Catholic Church, through its agents, the popes, cardinals and bishops, would sell indulgences. This practice has ceased.
How were martin Luther's criticisms of the catholic church similar to those of?
Both men believed that the Catholic Church should end the sale of indulgences.
Who order the Catholic Church to sell indulgences to help build Saint Peter's Church?
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What did the roman catholic church provide during the middle ages?
"indulgences".
A Christian who protested against the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther was the one who protested against the catholic church (pope) for selling indulgences.
The selling of indulgences by the Catholic church was a major contributing factor to the?
Protestant Reformation
Religious reformer who challenged catholic church over indulgences?
Martin Luther
What abuses of the Catholic Church were reformers trying to reform?
The overall corruption of the church was a big concern. The biggest example of the church's corruption was the selling of "indulgences" by the Pope and the Catholic Church.
Who criticized the Catholic Church and launched the Protestant Reformation?
AnswerMartin Luther was a priest and professor of theology when he criticised the sale of indulgences, seeking at first only to reform the practice and to improve the governance of the Roman Catholic Church. His consequent excommunication led to the Protestant Reformation.
Why does the Catholic Church sell indulgences and then say they are the work of individuals when the money goes to the Church as a whole?
The selling of Indulgences was stopped after the Reformation, was practiced only by certain unscrupulous individuals .
