indulgence

Purgatory and indulgences explained in 5 tweets or less

By Kevin Eckstrom — July 18, 2013
(RNS) Like most things involving centuries of hard-fought theology, indulgences and purgatory are a little more complicated than you might think.

Tweet your way out of purgatory (but there’s work involved)

By Bob Smietana — July 18, 2013
(RNS) Pope Francis plans to grant plenary indulgences by Twitter during the World Youth Day, which will be held July 23-28 in Brazil. But to get an indulgence, Catholics must have already had their sins absolved by a priest.
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