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in Italy, to build St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican, the clergy sold the so-called indulgences. To find the money, Pope Leo X intensified the “sale of indulgences”. In practice, in exchange for an offering, the remission of penalties for sins was promised
@HocSunt @Pip
Sounds a bit like “#Insurance” today. :ablobcool:
Unless the money is going to coffers of the govt this is not good.
As an atheist that like to look at cool old stuff I find it reasonable. Hope they don’t charge for christians though. In my town you can enter the old cathedral free if you say you’re going to pray.
They do charge catholics. Also reminder that you pay extra tax to the church you belong to and the cologne bishopric is so rich the bishop has a golden toilet
Entrance to the cathedral will remain free of charge for churchgoers, worshippers and members of the Central Cathedral Building Association.
And who checks tjat? They wont check for ID in their catalog
So you’re saying they are just lying. Do you have any evidence, e.g. a different church in Germany doing what you’re accusing them of?
Right now you just seem to be spreading misinformation.
No. Im saying how would they prove you are there for faith and not tourism
The German news articles are saying that there will be areas of the building only available after payment - not any areas you need for praying, there’s lots of historical areas in the building. If you want to look at those parts, you’ll have to take a separate entrance where you’ll pay.
Visitors already have to pay to enter the tower & the treasury.
What Would Jesus Do? Get some whips.
Cardinal Wölki with his golden toilet doesnt have enought gold yet
But you get free Cologne.
Well they just spent a shitload of money restoring it. I was surprised it was free admission when I visited awhile back.
I went there once, very beautiful and ornate. There’s a little chapel nearby where there’s bones stacked up along the, kinda morbid.
Perfectly reasonable
Really struggling to wrap my head around the downvotes here.
It has 6 million annual visitors and they’ve been losing money for the last 6 years.
Hopefully they change double for Americans, given that Trump doubled national park admissions for foreigners.
its what their jesus would have wanted
They could have a few tables with money changers, ATM machine. Absolution is on sale this month, only $19.99.
Queue of camels all squeezing through the eyes of needles
HOW DARE THEY
