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In the teaching of the Catholic Church, an indulgence (Latin: indulgentia, from indulgeo, 'permit') is "a way to reduce the amount of punishment one has to undergo for (forgiven) sins". The Catechism of the Catholic Church describes an indulgence as "a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven…
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TTTA extracted 148 structured relationships around Indulgence. Examples in this analysis include the World Day of Prayer for Vocations → instance of → Under this heading come the annual celebrations and Albertus Magnus → instance of → a thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the World Day of Prayer for Vocations | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| and occasional celebrations such as World Youth Day.Taking part for at least three full days in a spiritual retreat.Taking part in some functions during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.Special indulgences are also granted on occasions of particular spiritual significance such as a jubilee year or the centenary or similar anniversary of an event such as the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes.Apostolic BlessingOf particular significance is the plenary indulgence attached to the Apostolic Blessing that a priest is to impart when giving the Last Rites to a person in danger of death | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| and which | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| if no priest is available | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| the Church grants to any rightly disposed Christian at the moment of death | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| on condition that that person was accustomed to say some prayers during life | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| and occasional celebrations such as World Youth Day.Taking part for at least three full days in a spiritual retreat.Taking part in some functions during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.Special indulgences are also granted on occasions of particular spiritual significance such as a jubilee year or the centenary or similar anniversary of an event such as the apparition of Our Lady of Lourdes | instance of | Under this heading come the annual celebrations | 0.80 | text |
| Albertus Magnus | instance of | a thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics | 0.80 | text |
| Thomas Aquinas | instance of | a thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics | 0.80 | text |
| remains the basis for the theological explanation of indulgences.Indulgences were intended to offer remission of the temporal punishment due to sin equivalent to that someone might obtain by performing a canonical penance for a specific period of time | instance of | a thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics | 0.80 | text |
| salvation from eternal damnation in return for money | instance of | and promised rewards | 0.80 | text |
| these fall into error | instance of | No one must be surprised if | 0.80 | text |
The concept neighborhoods around Indulgence bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Plenary, Punishment and Granted. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Indulgence, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Indulgence with Overview. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Indulgence to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History, Catholic teaching & Overview, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Indulgence · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout