Comments on: The Vatican starts charging for the right to reprint the works of the pope http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/23/the-vatican-starts-charging-for-the-right-to-repring-the-works-of-the-pope/ John Joseph Bachir's blog Tue, 02 Dec 2008 15:36:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Shirley http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/23/the-vatican-starts-charging-for-the-right-to-repring-the-works-of-the-pope/#comment-76379 Shirley Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:42:07 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=241#comment-76379 Hi Everybody, HELP! HELP! HELP!! My husband and I are traveling to Rome in 2 weeks. While reading the travel brochures, I found that indulgences are still being sold today, in a certain building in the Vatican, on specific days. I would like to purchase an indulgence, but can not find the cost. Can anybody help me please? In need this info. Thank you. Shirley Hi Everybody, HELP! HELP! HELP!!
My husband and I are traveling to Rome in 2 weeks. While reading the travel brochures, I found that indulgences are still being sold today, in a certain building in the Vatican, on specific days. I would like to purchase an indulgence, but can not find the cost. Can anybody help me please? In need this info. Thank you. Shirley

]]> By: Jason Gulledge http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/23/the-vatican-starts-charging-for-the-right-to-repring-the-works-of-the-pope/#comment-11003 Jason Gulledge Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:39:30 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=241#comment-11003 in 1517, the pope kicked off a capital campaign to build a grand new church in Rome. The thousand-year-ld St. Peters was condemned and a glorious new church was planned. It would be very expensive — and Germans would foot much of the bill. To raise money, the papacy sold church offices — one young prince bought a bishopric for 10,000 ducats, based on 1000 per commandment. And the Church sold indulgences. Indulgences were basically spiritual coupons relieving you from penalties you owed because of your sins. The Church got these merits from Jesus and the saints whose virtuous lives earned a holy warehouse of extra merits. Papal fund-raisers came out in full force. With a fanfare of drummers and trumpeters, the super-salesmonk, John Tetzel, came to Martin Luther's neighborhood. He offered letters of indulgence promising "full forgiveness for all sins and absolution from all punishments." These were fully-transferable and ideal for bailing loved ones out of purgatory. Peasants lined up to buy as Tetzel's men sang, "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, another soul from purgatory springs." Incidentally, this was the last straw for Martin Luther and what spawned the Lutheran Church. in 1517, the pope kicked off a capital campaign to build a grand new church in Rome.

The thousand-year-ld St. Peters was condemned and a glorious new church was planned. It would be very expensive — and Germans would foot much of the bill. To raise money, the papacy sold church offices — one young prince bought a bishopric for 10,000 ducats, based on 1000 per commandment. And the Church sold indulgences.

Indulgences were basically spiritual coupons relieving you from penalties you owed because of your sins. The Church got these merits from Jesus and the saints whose virtuous lives earned a holy warehouse of extra merits.

Papal fund-raisers came out in full force. With a fanfare of drummers and trumpeters, the super-salesmonk, John Tetzel, came to Martin Luther’s neighborhood. He offered letters of indulgence promising “full forgiveness for all sins and absolution from all punishments.” These were fully-transferable and ideal for bailing loved ones out of purgatory. Peasants lined up to buy as Tetzel’s men sang, “As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, another soul from purgatory springs.”

Incidentally, this was the last straw for Martin Luther and what spawned the Lutheran Church.

]]> By: John http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/23/the-vatican-starts-charging-for-the-right-to-repring-the-works-of-the-pope/#comment-11002 John Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:36:28 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=241#comment-11002 when was the catholic church selling the heaven documents? i wonder when/why that practice stopped. maybe this current practice will come under similar criticism. when was the catholic church selling the heaven documents? i wonder when/why that practice stopped. maybe this current practice will come under similar criticism.

]]> By: John http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/23/the-vatican-starts-charging-for-the-right-to-repring-the-works-of-the-pope/#comment-11001 John Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:35:36 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=241#comment-11001 exactly. or Scientologists. I didn't know christian scientists did that. this story still blows my mind. exactly.

or Scientologists. I didn’t know christian scientists did that.

this story still blows my mind.

]]> By: Jason Gulledge http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/2006/01/23/the-vatican-starts-charging-for-the-right-to-repring-the-works-of-the-pope/#comment-11000 Jason Gulledge Sun, 29 Jan 2006 06:33:11 +0000 http://blog.johnjosephbachir.org/?p=241#comment-11000 This reminds me of when the Vatican would take money in exchange for giving documents to people ensuring their place in heaven and the forgiveness of all their sins. I'm not saying it's the same thing, merely that it reminds me of that tragedy. The catholic church shouldn't be requiring money for the reprint or reuse of papal documents. It's akin to what the Christian Scientists are doing. At least they aren't copywriting the bible. This reminds me of when the Vatican would take money in exchange for giving documents to people ensuring their place in heaven and the forgiveness of all their sins.

I’m not saying it’s the same thing, merely that it reminds me of that tragedy.
The catholic church shouldn’t be requiring money for the reprint or reuse of papal documents. It’s akin to what the Christian Scientists are doing. At least they aren’t copywriting the bible.

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