Indulgences have nothing to do with forgiveness of sins. you are very confused. Indulgences only deal with the consequences of temporal realities of sin. For forgiveness of sins the normative means is the sacrament of confession. If someone is in grave danger of death and has no access to a priest who can administer the sacrament, then one makes what is called an act of contrition which is like the sacrament of confession.
You are very well read, and well spoken defending the Church.
Thank you.
there is a person on fr named:mene mene.. who hates the church and the apologists. Maybe he only beats up on girls. He told me to shut up or else.
I have no idea what set him off. I bet you will get a bunch of hate mail. I say, thank you for defending the Truth.
Merry Christmas.
I didn’t make the weird rules of the Catholic church. When American Catholics come to Italy they are usually in denial of what transpires in their home church. Not my problem. I was pushed down by the Vatican guards for moving too slowly. No warning and I hit the ground hard. If I’d been pregnant there would have been a lawsuit. The magic doors are very real to Italian Catholics and indulgences bought you forgiveness, just like those doors (once in a lifetime walk I was told). So much manmade doctrine in the Catholic church. Just read the bible to learn what God said. Too much has been added. It is offensive to God, frankly.
Matthew 15:9
But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.