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Podcast: Seeking the Gospel Truth
Episode: 8.8: Truth: The Great Catholic Scam - Indulgences - Money for Grace
Description: One of the main points of conflict that Martin Luther had with the Catholic Church in 1517 was the sale of indulgences — basically money for grace. In other words, people supposedly could buy their way out of purgatory. They could purchase an indulgence for themselves or a loved one, living or dead. Yesterday, I wrote about penance being one of the 7 Sacraments that a Catholic believer has to go through to be allowed into heaven.  However, it never did guarantee a passage into heaven — just shorten  their sentence or time spent in purgatory — yet no one ever knew how  long it was.<...