Indulgences

[Anastasia13]

Maybe this is more history, but what ever happened to indulgences?

[Pio Nono]

JMJ
8/11 - St. Clare of Assisi

Light and Truth,

Indulgences are still around in our day. For saying certain prayers or doing certain good works, one can receive a partial indulgence (wipes away some of our debt due to forgiven sin) or a plenary indulgence (a fancy way of saying that all debt to forgiven sin is wiped away.

Indulgences can't be received if the sin isn't already forgiven - if I murder someone and don't confess it, in Catholic belief I can't receive indulgences from it. It's like if I borrowed your car and totaled it - I can't really repay my debt to you until I receive your forgiveness. Hope this helps.

Yours,
Pio Nono