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To: jo kus; Dr. Eckleburg; Forest Keeper; HarleyD
Indulgences are not "get out of Purgatory passes

I did like his phrase though in his letter to the Archbishop of Mainz: "the unhappy souls believe that if they have purchased letters of indulgence they are sure of their salvation; again, that so soon as they cast their contributions into the money-box, souls fly out of purgatory."

5,455 posted on 05/03/2006 8:58:17 AM PDT by 1000 silverlings
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To: 1000 silverlings
souls fly out of purgatory.

By the grace of God, He has given man a means to shorten punishment owed Him, since God is the offended Party by man's sin. Thus, punishment due a man that was not satisfied on earth can be satisfied in purgatory. Indulgences, whether they be alms, fasting, or prayer, are all considered worthy of pious praise and move us closer to God. Our Lord never did away with any of these pillars of Judaism.

Regards

5,459 posted on 05/03/2006 9:30:44 AM 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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