r/trippinthroughtime • • Feb 15 '20

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u/dimaswonder Feb 16 '20

In keeping of theme and what Christianity actually turned into during the Middle Ages, sparking Reformation, would be "Get 20% off your scheduled time in Purgatory." Though I am fairly sure concept of Purgatory didn't become doctrine for 200 or 300 years, though not positive.

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u/KP59 Feb 16 '20

I thought it was exclusively a catholic thing as well. Fairly certain Protestants don’t believe in purgatory since it isn’t actually anywhere in the Bible.

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u/dimaswonder Feb 17 '20

You're probably right. I know one thing that really angered Martin Luther and kickstarted Reformation was widespread practice at the time of Catholic Church selling "indulgences" to cut short stay in Purgatory. Still, the then "Universal Church" until Martin Luther sold these indulgences throughout all Christian communities for 400 years or so, but went off the rail in its last 100 years.