tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post8684389301175961283..comments2024-03-29T04:31:15.219-05:00Comments on Pastoral Meanderings: Luther's Reform an event of the Spirit?!?Pastor Petershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10653554256101480140noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6329600504016968888.post-77721254087929820902017-10-29T21:39:37.066-05:002017-10-29T21:39:37.066-05:00When will Rome admit that indulgences and relics w...When will Rome admit that indulgences and relics were methods of taxation to raise revenue in order to construct the Vatican and other magnificent church buildings. Church employees also used the proceeds to live like greedy sultans in luxurious opulence. The medieval peasants were coerced, under threat of excommunication and eternal damnation, to pay crippling taxes.<br /><br />Rome forgot that St. Peter(the first Pope) warned against buying salvation....<br /><br />https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Acts+8%3A9-25<br /><br /><br />From the article:<br /><br />“Even today,” the prelate commented, “the Church needs a reform."<br /><br />Does this mean Rome will re-examine Trent? Someone needs to ask Bp. Nunzio Galantino that question.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com