Question

In the middle ages, an indulgence was

Answer 1

(in the Roman Catholic Church) a grant by the pope of remission of the temporal punishment in purgatory still due for sins after absolution. The unrestricted sale of indulgences by pardoners was a widespread abuse during the later Middle Ages

Answer 2

Answer:

An indulgence was a remission before God.

Explanation:

In the Roman Catholic Church, indulgences are described as a remission before God for the guilt of sins than have been already forgiven.  Or in other words, a way to reduce the amount of punishment for sin after death, since they were expressed in days or years, which represented the equivalent of time to spent in penance .

However, during the middle ages (also called medieval period, which lasted from fall of the Western Roman Empire until the Renaissance) such indulgences become a serious problem due to the abuse of indulgences through commercialization.