2 Cor. 2:6-7 Indulgences rank among the most poorly understood blessings of the Catholic Church. An indulgence is not permission from the Church to indulge in sin. It is not being indulgent with ...
A. A Partial Indulgence is the remission of part of the temporal punishment due to sin. Q. 848. How long has the practice of granting Indulgences been in use in the Church, and what was its origin?