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What does a person gain be purchasing an indulgence

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They gain temporary pleasure and guilt ;)

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Answer:

The person receiving an indulgence gets release from the temporal punishment associated with unforgiven sins and it is granted by the Catholic Church.

Step-by-step explanation:

An indulgence is a complete or partial remission of the punishment because of a sin. The person that receives the indulgence has to do an action to receive it like doing a prayer but it doesn't forgive the guilt for the sin which requires to have it absolved through Confession. In the Middle Ages, the purchase of indulgences became a serious problem and that was criticized by the Protestants.

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