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The selling of indulgences troubled many Catholics because the practice made it seem what?
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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.Wiki User
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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.
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There is little evidence the prove that German's were mad and had to buy indulgences. This is just told by mouth.
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His cause of posting the 95 theses was because of the selling of indulgences. Indulgences was a thing that would take you directly to heaven even though you did a bad thing. Did this help:D
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He is a protestant because he protested the belief of the Catholic church about indulgences.
What was Martin Luther the monk opposed to selling?
Indulgences. Indulgences are where one would buy their way into heaven either on their deathbed or to forgive sins. Because many reformations opposed the selling of indulgences they were prohibited during the Catholic Reformation in an effort to slow the rate of people converting to the reformed sects.
