Definition von indulgences im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch
The performance of some act of merit which can be applied to departed friends to shorten their stay in purgatory, These acts of merit include, prayers, rosary, fasting, sacrifices, almsgiving The official definition is the remission of the temporal punishment due to sin after the sin itself is forgiven Indulgences will not save one from hell, but it can shorten one's stay in purgatory and they can only be done by the living and then credited to the dead The pope announces indulgences and determines their value For example, an indulgence of 500 days less in purgatory can be granted once a day, every day if the person carries a properly blessed rosary, if they kiss the rosary and recite the hail Mary See Sins (Catholic) See Supererogation
During the Middle Ages, forgiveness for sin could be purchased from the Church as indulgences, removing the burden of penance for the commission of sins A lucrative source of income for the Church, the practice was condemned by most reformers
The remission of punishment still due for a sin that has been sacramentally absolved (Roman Catholic Church)
Redemption certificates pardoning persons from punishment in the afterlife that were being sold by the Roman Catholic church Martin Luther particularly condemned this practice in his Ninety‑five Theses, in bringing on the Protestant Reformation
One of the most misunderstood teachings of the Catholic Church is that concerning indulgences The Church teaches that sin must lead to temporal punishment - sin is forgiven through the Sacrament of Confession, but the need for punishment for those sins remain Indulgences are the remissions of such punishment Many guide-books say that when a pilgrim enters through a Holy Door, all his/her sins are forgiven This is not correct; the sins have to be forgiven in confession before he/she enters the door, and by entering the door all temporal punishment for those sins is remitted The indulgences can also be given to the souls in purgatory
Indulgence means treating someone with special kindness, often when it is not a good thing. The king's indulgence towards his sons angered the business community. In Roman Catholicism, the remission of temporal punishment for a sin after the sin has been forgiven through the sacrament of penance. The theology of indulgences is based on the concept that, even though the sin and its eternal punishment are forgiven through penance, divine justice demands that the sinner pay for the crime either in this life or in purgatory. The first indulgences were intended to shorten times of penance by substituting periods of fasting, private prayers, almsgiving, and monetary payments that were to be used for religious purposes. Pope Urban II granted the first plenary, or absolute, indulgence to participants in the First Crusade, and subsequent popes offered indulgences on the occasion of the later Crusades. After the 12th century they were more widely used, and abuses became common as indulgences were put up for sale to earn money for the church or to enrich unscrupulous clerics. Jan Hus opposed them, and Martin Luther's Ninety-five Theses (1517) were in part a protest against indulgences. In 1562 the Council of Trent put an end to the abuses but not to the doctrine itself
In Catholicism, a means by which the Catholic church takes away some of the punishment due the Christian in this life and/or purgatory because of his sin
Remission of the temporal punishment due to sins, after the guilt of sin has been remitted by sincere repentance; absolution from the censures and public penances of the church
'Kindness-toward' (Latin); remission of time spent in purgatory (a state of temporary punishment in the afterlife); an aspect of Catholic belief and practice 'Kindness-toward' (Latin); remission of time spent in purgatory (a state of temporary punishment in the afterlife); an aspect of Catholic belief and practice
the remission by the pope of the temporal punishment in purgatory that is still due for sins even after absolution; "in the Middle Ages the unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners became a widespread abuse"
{i} act of giving in to desire; something which gratifies, luxury; leniency, tolerance; humoring, pampering; partial remission of punishment (Roman Catholicism)