INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
BEGINNING OF RENAISSANCE
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Paying money to the Church for forgiveness from a sin
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Paying money to the Church to get a good job
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Disobeying the command of the Pope
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Another name for Martin Luther’s new church
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Detailed explanation-1: -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-2: -They are granted for specific good works and prayers in proportion to the devotion with which those good works are performed or prayers recited. By the late Middle Ages, indulgences were used to support charities for the public good including hospitals.
Detailed explanation-3: -indulgence, a distinctive feature of the penitential system of both the Western medieval and the Roman Catholic Church that granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin.
Detailed explanation-4: -Plenary Indulgences Read or listen to Sacred Scripture for at least thirty minutes, preference is given to reading. Make a three day retreat. At the point of death, pray, ideally before a crucifix or cross (requires that you have been in the habit of praying during your life).
Detailed explanation-5: -Indulgences are a way of reminding people of the importance of penance.” “The good news is we’re not selling them anymore, ” he added. To remain in good standing, Catholics are required to confess their sins at least once a year.