You can live in denial, but it's true: Leo X sold Indulgences to suit himself and his lifestyle and for construction costs of the Basilica. I don't have access to the the great Vat library of the Holy See, and their online digital format can't be trusted as containing EVERY document in their possession. Now, if the vatican was truly transparent, it would have done all it could to purge the Roman church of all pedophile and homosexual priests and brothers long ago. Today, it's still a snails pace for the Roman church to fully disclose and admit publicly the vast abhorrent sexually perverted behavior and centuries of cover-up to protect the guilty.
the Vatican is not he church founded by Christ!
stop blaming the church for these monstrous abuses and sins
The union of the holy church founded by Christ on Peter and the apostles is such that it cannot be harmed by the sins of men!
Automatic excommunication is incured upon the exercise of the intellect and will to teach error or Hersey or to commit grave sin!
So the bride is spotless and without blemish!
The members of Christ in communion with God and each other are in a state of sanctifying grace!
We deplore the sins and outrages of abuse, most of which is done by homo’s on young boys, in any group especially those calling themselves Christian, the communists began infiltration in the seminary’s in the 30’s and the modernist’s and homo’s in the 60’s and 70’s
This is a symptom of error and Hersey
Modernism or theological liberalism, of the modern apostasy and nowhere does the true church teach anyone to do these things, nor do the Protestant sects which have the same issues!
Philippians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Attaching an indulgence or means of grace to volunteering to make a donation to build a church is no more sinful than buying a dozen dognuts and getting one free
all the rest are just accusations
Salvation by the shilling etc.
indulgences have nothing to do with mercy or salvation