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Indulgence

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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related to Further reading · 61
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related to Protestant Reformation · 16
Indulgence → As, God's, In, In Thesis, Johann Tetzel, Luther, Martin Luther, Ninety-five Theses, Peter's Basilica, Pope Leo, Protestant Reformation, Rome, St, Tetzel, The, The Ninety-five Theses
related to Eastern Orthodox Church · 13
Indulgence → Because, Confession, Constantinople, Eastern Orthodoxy, Ecumenical Patriarch, Greek, Greek Orthodox Patriarch, Holy Places, However, Jerusalem, Sacred Mystery, Some, The Eastern Orthodox Churches
related to External links · 12
Indulgence → Canon Law, Cardinal William Wakefield BaumThe, Confessional Lutheran, General Audience, Gift, Historical Origin, Indulgences, IndulgencesCode, IndulgencesMyths, Middle Ages, Pope John Paul II, September
related to Late Medieval usage · 11
Indulgence → Associations, Because, Building, Catholic Church, Confession, Confraternities, Good, Indulgences, Middle Ages, Sacrament, The
related to Council of Trent · 9
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related to Present discipline · 8
Indulgence → By, Catholic Church's, For, Indulgentiarum, January, Paul VI, Pope Paul VI, Second Vatican Council
related to Dispositions necessary to gain an indulgence · 4
Indulgence → After, An, God, Sin

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indulgences church catholic penance granted also punishment sin pope sins prayers god council prayer temporal good works teaching confession luther

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the World Day of Prayer for Vocationsinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
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 deathinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
and whichinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
if no priest is availableinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
the Church grants to any rightly disposed Christian at the moment of deathinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
on condition that that person was accustomed to say some prayers during lifeinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
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 Lourdesinstance ofUnder this heading come the annual celebrations0.80text
Albertus Magnusinstance ofa thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics0.80text
Thomas Aquinasinstance ofa thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics0.80text
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 timeinstance ofa thesis that was demonstrated by great scholastics0.80text
salvation from eternal damnation in return for moneyinstance ofand promised rewards0.80text
these fall into errorinstance ofNo one must be surprised if0.80text

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