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Why did Catholics want to buy indulgences?
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Why did Catholics want to buy indulgences?

Why did Catholics want to buy indulgences?-example-1
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Indulgences were used to shorten a persons time in purgatory.

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They were essentially a way to buy yourself or a friend or family member out of purgatory and into heaven.

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Indulgences would shorten a persons time in purgatory
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