HFM 016 | Indulgences: A Get-Out-of-Hell-Free Card?
History in Five Minutes Podcast
English - May 27, 2013 18:18 - 7 minutes - 3.59 MB - ★★★★ - 97 ratingsCourses Education Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Was it really possible to buy your way out of hell in the Middle Ages? If so, how much did it cost? And what did the Catholic Church do with this money? This episode of History in Five Minutes Podcast looks at all these issues and more. Additionally, you will find out that indulgences still exist today, although not in the way that you think.
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Was it really possible to buy your way out of hell in the Middle Ages? If so, how much did it cost? And what did the Catholic Church do with this money? This episode of History in Five Minutes Podcast looks at all these issues and more. Additionally, you will find out that indulgences still exist today, although not in the way that you think.
Like this podcast?
Click here to subscribe to the podcast via iTunes
TRANSCRIPT