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To: jo kus; Dr. Eckleburg; Forest Keeper; HarleyD
With all that commotion going on,

Jesus wasn't concerned with a little commotion. It was that the poor and reverent coming to worship at the temple were being cheated, and thus his comment that they had made his father's house into a den of thieves. To buy a bird or animal for sacrifice, one had to exchange his local money for whatever currency was used in Jerusalem. The dishonest money changers were not giving fair value in trade, and the high priest was allowing them to flourish as he received a cut.

In Martin Luther's letter to the Pope asking him to halt the practice of selling "get out of purgatory passes", there is the distinct implication that the Pope allowed it.

5,423 posted on 05/02/2006 6:21:41 PM PDT by 1000 silverlings
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To: 1000 silverlings
The dishonest money changers were not giving fair value in trade, and the high priest was allowing them to flourish as he received a cut.

I imagine that was part of Christ's zeal for His Father's house.

In Martin Luther's letter to the Pope asking him to halt the practice of selling "get out of purgatory passes", there is the distinct implication that the Pope allowed it.

You are presuming that Luther "implied" anything of the sort. The practice was not universal, first of all, but relegated to one section of Germany. Next, Indulgences are not "get out of Purgatory passes", but rather, penance that relieves the punishment due to the temporal effects of sin. Some people could fast, others would pray, and others would give alms, to each their accord and position in life - given to them by God, no doubt. In any case, they are witness to the sorrow and contrition of the penitent. Were there abuses? Certainly. Was Luther correct in bringing the attention of this to the Pope? Sure. Was this a reason to leave the Church established by Christ? No.

Regards

5,434 posted on 05/02/2006 7:59:02 PM PDT by jo kus (I will run the way of thy commandments, when thou shalt enlarge my heart...Psalm 119:32)
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