Indulgences/Purgatory

Indulgences were a common method for the church to stay rich. Indulgences are a pass to forget all sins and a straight way ticket through purgatory and into heaven. Purgatory is a place where souls come right before heaven to be punished for the sins committed. Indulgences empower the rich because they get to do what ever they want good or bad but still go to heaven because they can buy indulgences. Indulgences down grade the poor because they have to act good all their life or work for an indulgence just to know their soul will go to heaven.

An indulgence sold by the Catholic Church.