Meanwhile, the Catholic Church’s training of granting “indulgences” to offer absolution to sinners became increasingly corrupt.
Meanwhile, the Catholic Church’s training of granting “indulgences” to offer absolution to sinners became increasingly corrupt. Indulgence-selling was in fact prohibited in Germany, however the training proceeded unabated. In 1517, a friar named Johann Tetzel started to offer indulgences in Germany to increase funds to renovate St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The 95 Theses Devoted …