Dr. Gavin Ortlund Unpacks Problematic Roman Catholic Dogmas
The Becket Cook Show
The Reformation and the Rise of Indulgence
In the medieval era, purgatory was understood to concern huge stretches of time. It became a source of financial abuse upon the laity because you have indulgences and masses for the dead. And it's just a money making machine, which is what sparked the Reformation. Even our Eastern friends who are in other traditions will fault the Roman Catholic Church for indulgences.
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