​What Was an Indulgence

question 48

Multiple Choice

​What was an indulgence?

• A)​A luxury tax on goods exceeding the Sumptuary Law.
• B)​An exemption to fasting on holy days.
• C)​a remission, after death, of all or part of the punishment due to sin.
• D)​Having an extra glass of wine with dinner.
• E)​The pope would grant special favors to people who paid him bribes.

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