[AD from SpringBay]

I thought it was Pope John the 22nd, in 1316, that developed the widespread system of remitting sins by the sale of indulgences. My bad, I guess.

Be that as it may, do you really see this as something that Jesus taught - that a family member on this earth can buy someone's passage out of purgatory with a few gold coins? And, if there were any money left over, could that be stored in the Thesaurus meritorum sanctorum (Compendium of the Merits of the Saints)? You really believe that?

[wideawake]

Be that as it may, do you really see this as something that Jesus taught - that a family member on this earth can buy someone's passage out of purgatory with a few gold coins? And, if there were any money left over, could that be stored in the Thesaurus meritorum sanctorum (Compendium of the Merits of the Saints)? You really believe that?

No Catholic has ever believed anything you've described.

No one ever sold any indulgences ever. Name one person who sold an indulgence, name the price paid, name the buyer, give us the date.

The entire idea is a complete myth and is utter propaganda.

[Clintons a commie]

Be that as it may, do you really see this as something that Jesus taught - that a family member on this earth can buy someone's passage out of purgatory with a few gold coins?

But that isn't what the Catholic Church teaches about Indulgences. It's the most misunderstood doctrine in Christian History. Go here for the teaching:

http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/07783a.htm