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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?
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The selling of Indulgences was stopped after the Reformation, was practiced only by certain unscrupulous individuals .
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What is the national catholic movement who were they?
In the Renaissance the catholic church started selling indulgences which were like papers that forgave your sins for about 50 dollars and many people opposed the unholy way of making money for the catholic church.
What did the catholic church do that made martin Luther mad?
The Church was selling "pardon" for sins for money. They were called indulgences. (This was actually a sin itself - called simony)
How did the Catholic church raise money in the 1500s?
During the 1500's the Catholic Church was corrupt and used its money that it made from selling indulgences, like Pope Leo X, to be spent on extravagant building projects, like St. Peter's Basilica.Roman Catholic AnswerThe same things it has always done with its money, feed the poor, help people attain salvation, etc. One of the ways in which the Church has always done the later is the building of Churches. As for the Catholic Church being corrupt, the Catholic Church is composed exclusively of sinners, and yes, many of them have been corrupt. But sinners is who Jesus sent us to save. The Church, itself, is the Mystical Body of Christ, and, thus, can not be corrupt. Remember, as well, that the Catholic Church embraces the whole world, and the vast majority of "its money" is used on the local level. To make sweeping generalizations, as above, is historically ignorant, and prejudicial.
What was the biggest mistake of the Catholic religion?
Selling indulgences for money.
What was the sale of church pardons called during the late 1400 and early 1500?
You are thinking of Indulgences. They have been sold during a few different periods when the Catholic Church wanted money.
What were Martin Luther's main religious teachings?
Martin Luther is now known as the father of the Protestant Reformation. His biggest break from the Catholic Church happened because he did not believe in indulgences, or that money could purchase freedom from sin.
Who started the reformation and what was its biggest complaint?
Martin Luther, a teologist and monk wrote a 95 - point thesis on corruption of the Catholic Church, against selling pardons for money (indulgences) and other church abuses..
What was Martin Luther's background like?
Martin Luther was a German monk in the Catholic Church. He became disgruntled with the practices of the church, specifically the selling of indulgences (pardons for sin for money) and started the Protestant Movement and formed the Lutheran Church.
What was indulgences as practiced prior to the Reformation?
The Catholic Church permitted the eating of meat on Fridays if paid a specific sum of money. The Church allowed only men to eat cake and other sweets, forbidding the luxury to women and children. A religious figure pardoned one's sins and could reduce the amount of time in purgatory if money was paid to the Church. There was no such practice of selling indulgences. YOU CHOOSE!
What were the indulgences and why did Martin Luther object to them?
Indulgences were what the church was selling, it was forgiveness.. people had to pay the church to be forgiven. Martin Luther objected to them because he belived that the church was wrong and that the bible had the last word, because it was the word of god. He belived that if someone was really sorry they would be forgiven.
Why did Luther disagree with Johann tetzels view on indulgences?
He found the idea of indulgences repugnant. Indulgences were a shameful way of collecting money for the Church. The idea was that you could lessen your time in purgatory by donating money to the Church. You could basically "buy" your way into Heaven.
What is Indulgences definition?
Indulgence is a remission/absolution from your sins given by the priests. It could be a good deed or some prayers, or helping the poor, or going on to the Crusades. The trouble with indulgences came when more often the Church charged a sum of money for absolution/pardon. Martin Luther started Reformation (1517) with his 95 theses on Church abuses including selling indulgenses.
