HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Document given by the King.
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A token given by the church.
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A prayer for your sins.
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Document sold by the church offering forgiveness for sins.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The earliest record of a plenary indulgence was Pope Urban II’s declaration at the Council of Clermont (1095) that he remitted all penance incurred by crusaders who had confessed their sins in the Sacrament of Penance, considering participation in the crusade equivalent to a complete penance.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reducing or eliminating punishment for sins This doctrine was codified in the late Middle Ages, in 1343, by Pope Clement VI. By the time of Luther, certificates of indulgences were being sold to raise money on behalf of important patrons like the pope, who needed funds to build St. Peter’s Basilica.
Detailed explanation-3: -Another form of penance in the 16th century was the indulgence, a certificate from a bishop or the pope who forgave a person’s sins. The person secured an indulgence by making a donation to the church. Popes and other church officials encouraged the sale of indulgences to raise money for many purposes.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Roman Catholic Church sold “letters of indulgence”. They were sold to people with the understanding that it would decrease the time one’s soul spends in purgatory. The higher the amount paid, the lesser the time spent in purgatory. The Church accumulated a lot of wealth this way.
Detailed explanation-5: -In current Catholic discipline there are two types of indulgences available: plenary and partial. A partial indulgence is one that partially frees from the punishment due for sins; a plenary indulgence totally frees from the punishment due for sins.