How Was the Appropriate Penance Determined for Specific Sins

question 44

Multiple Choice

How was the appropriate penance determined for specific sins?

• A)The penance was set according to the type of financial damage caused by the sin.
• B)Manuals offered priests guidance on the appropriate penance for sins.
• C)Local nobles or kings established rules for penance in order to limit the authority of the church.
• D)The penance was largely arbitrary, based on an individual priest's opinions of the sin's seriousness.

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Nominal Rate

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Effective Annual Rate

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