The Church Taught That Indulgences Worked to Reduce the Penance

question 2

Multiple Choice

The Church taught that indulgences worked to reduce the penance that the individual owed to God:

• A) through the prayers of the faithful paid for by the indulgence.
• B) by the special blessing from the pope paid for by the indulgence.
• C) by drawing on the good deeds of martyrs and saints from the Treasury of Merits.
• D) through the buildings paid for by the indulgences of many people.
• E) by the appeal made through the indulgence for Mary to intercede with God for the individual.

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