A pardoner in the Middle Ages was a clerk of the Catholic Church that raised money for the church by selling indulgences.
Purchasing indulgences, contrary to popular belief, did not make absolution (forgiveness of sin) for the penitent. Indulgences, rather, were papal documents which excused one from doing penance for sins; that is, purchasing a pardon from performing the correctional punishment which was designed to train a person not to repeat the sin they confessed. In layman's terms, it is a sort of "get out of penance free" card. The Catholic Church has always maintained that to be forgiven of sin, you must confess it, and that when you confess it, you are absolved by the priest. Over time, however, the system began to look somewhat conflated, and underwent heavy criticism during the Reformation period, by both Protestants and Catholics alike, the concern being that selling indulgences began to take on the tone of absolution, which was against Church doctrine.
A pardoner was an official of the church. It was his job to sell indulgences (bits of paper from the Pope pardoning your sins if you paid money into his building fund) which is why many pardoners were rather sleazy.
The Pardoner tries to sell relics and pardons.
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A Medieval name for a preacher who collected money offerings for a religious building in return for religious favours
In the Canterbury Tales, the story the Pardoner suggests that the reason that the Pardoner is so forthcoming with information because he has been drinking.
The Pardoner tries to sell relics and pardons.
The pardoner begins by describing his work, which is basically to cheat people by playing on their guilt.
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In "The Pardoner's Tale," the relics the Pardoner sells are most likely fake. The Pardoner admits in his prologue that he uses deception to manipulate people for financial gain. He is shown to be greedy and deceitful, making it unlikely that the relics he sells are authentic.
Greed is the root of all evil.
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The pardoner is the ultimate manifestation of greed. Symbolically, he can be a pig, glutton, or parasite.
Chaucer describes the Pardoner's voice as being small and feminine, likening it to a goat's. This comparison is meant to highlight the Pardoner's deceitful nature and lack of sincerity in his preaching.
In the Canterbury Tales, the story the Pardoner suggests that the reason that the Pardoner is so forthcoming with information because he has been drinking.
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