Indulgences regain relevance under Benedict

Tribune-Review/Pittsburgh Tribune-Review | February 25, 2009| | Copyright

Carol Wilkinson remembers her mother's prayer books listing indulgences one could receive for reciting certain prayers.

But Wilkinson, 75, of Greensburg had no idea that indulgences -- a spiritual benefit by which Catholics believe they can free themselves from the punishment of sin in purgatory -- remained a part of church custom.

"Do they still do that?" Wilkinson said recently as she headed into a lunchtime Mass at Blessed Sacrament Cathedral in Greensburg.

What surprises Wilkinson and other Catholics is that indulgences have been emphasized more in the last few years, particularly under ...

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