WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the 1500s, however, the pope needed money to repair the church of St. Peter’s in Rome. To obtain the money, he sold indulgences for the project. The sale of indulgences outraged Martin Luther.

Detailed explanation-2: -One particularly well-known Catholic method of exploitation in the Middle Ages was the practice of selling indulgences, a monetary payment of penalty which, supposedly, absolved one of past sins and/or released one from purgatory after death.

Detailed explanation-3: -The pope sold indulgences, or reductions in punishment, to get money to repair St. Peter’s in Rome.

Detailed explanation-4: -The main funding for the early stages of building New St. Peter’s came from the sale of indulgences.

Detailed explanation-5: -You cannot buy one-the church outlawed the sale of indulgences in 1567-but charitable contributions, combined with other acts, can help you earn one. There is a limit of one plenary indulgence per sinner per day.

Detailed explanation-6: -Tetzel was known for granting indulgences on behalf of the Catholic Church in exchange for money, which grant a remission of temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven, a position heavily challenged by Martin Luther. This contributed to the Reformation.