What are indulgence papers? Write about Pope Leo X.

 

Question: What are indulgence papers? Write about Pope Leo X.

 

Answer: Pope Julius II was succeeded by Pope Leo X. Pope spent all the money for the construction of St. Peter’s Church. As a result treasury became empty. For the sake of money Pope restarted selling indulgence papers. Pope Leo X firmly believed in enjoying the designation of Pope gifted by the God.

Indulgence papers are the official papers issued by Pope. Church started a pro indulgence papers propaganda by saying that by buying indulgence papers people can free themselves from the sins committed so far.

Indulgence paper contains a promise written in the voice of Jesus Christ himself. I reads ….” I am Jesus Christ, with my power I will make you free from all the sins and after your death I keep open the door of heaven for you.”

Popes propagated that, St. Peters earned excess merit or God’s grace by spreading Christianity, and he permitted the Pope’s to share the excess merit to common people. The people who believed in the words of Popes started buying Indulgence papers to cleanse themselves from the sins. ‘Indulgence papers’ was a big scam by the Popes.

In 1517 A.D. Pope Leo X appointed Yohan Tetgil to sell the indulgence papers.