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Day 203: The Purpose of Indulgences

The Catechism in a Year (with Fr. Mike Schmitz)

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The Power of Prayer

The church never taught that it was okay to sell indulgences, says Pope Francis. The danger is people can often think that they're buying their way into heaven, he adds. But the whole point of almsgiving is giving money for the benefit of others, pope says.

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