PL HEL IF U KNOW HISTORY OR GOD 25 POINT Would you buy an indulgence to save yourself from eternal punishment or hell? Explain.

This well meaning Evangelical had heard about the Catholic doctrine of indulgences, perhaps during an Evangelical sermon outlining the "errors" of the Catholic Church. Actually, the phrase above "people can pay off their sins" is quite a bit off of Catholic doctrine. Catholic doctrine has always taught that it is a sin to sell spiritual things, including indulgences, despite some wrong actions by priests 500 years ago. This article introduces stuff like Penance, Punishment, Suffering, Confession, Reconciliation and of course

Purgatory, the condition, process, or place of purification or temporary punishment in which, according to medieval Christian and Roman Catholic belief, the souls of those who die in a state of grace are made ready for heaven. Purgatory (Latin: purgatorium; from purgare, “to purge”) has come to refer as well to a wide range of historica.

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