1471. The doctrine and practice of indulgences in the Church are closely linked to the effects of the sacrament of Penance.
What is an indulgence?
“An indulgence is a remission before God of the temporal punishment due to sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, which the faithful Christian who is duly disposed gains under certain prescribed conditions through the action of the Church which, as the minister of redemption, dispenses and applies with authority the treasury of the satisfactions of Christ and the saints.”81
“An indulgence is partial or plenary according as it removes either part or all of the temporal punishment due to sin.”82 Indulgences may be applied to the living or the dead.
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193. What can the consecrated life give to the mission of the Church?
524. What is required by the eighth commandment?
152. What does it mean to say that the Church is the universal sacrament of salvation?
461. How are parents to educate their children in the Christian faith?
116. Did Jesus contradict Israel’s faith in the one God and savior?
256. In what does the essential rite of Baptism consist?
Acesse nossos estudos biblicos:
How important is Esther’s purpose and mission in Esther 4:14?
How important is Jesus’ resurrection, and what can we learn from his appearance to the disciples?
How does Job 38:1-11 reveal God’s sovereignty in the midst of suffering?
What does the Bible say about the need to forgive, according to Colossians 3:13?
What is the importance of faithfulness to God, according to the book of Tobias?
What is the story of the healing of the bleeding woman in Mark 5:25-34?
