Indulgences in the Catholic Church
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Indulgences in the Catholic Church are remissions of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, granted under specific conditions by ecclesiastical authority from the Church’s treasury of merits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Indulgences in the Catholic Church canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2158322 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indulgences in the Catholic Church Context triple: [Major Penitentiary, category, Indulgences in the Catholic Church]
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A.
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences)
The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) is the official Catholic Church manual that systematically lists and explains the prayers, works, and conditions by which the faithful may obtain indulgences.
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B.
Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology
The Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology are the central rites instituted by Christ through which Catholics believe God imparts grace throughout a believer’s life, from initiation into the Church to spiritual healing and vocation.
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C.
Catholic doctrine of Purgatory
The Catholic doctrine of Purgatory teaches that some souls undergo a temporary state of purification after death to achieve the holiness necessary to enter heaven.
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D.
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent
Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent is the papal bull by which Pope Pius IV officially ratified and promulgated the doctrinal and disciplinary decisions of the Council of Trent, solidifying the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Indulgences in the Catholic Church Target entity description: Indulgences in the Catholic Church are remissions of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, granted under specific conditions by ecclesiastical authority from the Church’s treasury of merits.
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A.
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences)
The Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) is the official Catholic Church manual that systematically lists and explains the prayers, works, and conditions by which the faithful may obtain indulgences.
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B.
Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology
The Seven Sacraments in Catholic theology are the central rites instituted by Christ through which Catholics believe God imparts grace throughout a believer’s life, from initiation into the Church to spiritual healing and vocation.
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C.
Catholic doctrine of Purgatory
The Catholic doctrine of Purgatory teaches that some souls undergo a temporary state of purification after death to achieve the holiness necessary to enter heaven.
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D.
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum
Disputatio pro declaratione virtutis indulgentiarum is the Latin title of Martin Luther’s 1517 document challenging the Catholic Church’s practice of selling indulgences, which helped spark the Protestant Reformation.
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E.
Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent
Confirmation of the decrees of the Council of Trent is the papal bull by which Pope Pius IV officially ratified and promulgated the doctrinal and disciplinary decisions of the Council of Trent, solidifying the Catholic Counter-Reformation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Catholic doctrine
ⓘ
religious practice ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Hour devotion
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharistic adoration
Stations of the Cross ⓘ
surface form:
Way of the Cross
acts of penance ⓘ pilgrimages ⓘ prayer ⓘ reading of Sacred Scripture ⓘ recitation of the Rosary ⓘ works of charity ⓘ |
| canBeAppliedTo |
the living
ⓘ
the souls in purgatory ⓘ |
| cannotBeAppliedTo | other living persons by proxy ⓘ |
| clarifiedIn | Catechism of the Catholic Church ⓘ |
| codifiedIn |
Code of Canon Law (1983)
ⓘ
surface form:
Code of Canon Law
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum (Handbook of Indulgences) ⓘ
surface form:
Enchiridion Indulgentiarum
|
| concerns | temporal punishment ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Martin Luther ⓘ |
| definedAs | remission of temporal punishment due to sin whose guilt has already been forgiven ⓘ |
| doesNotConcern | forgiveness of the guilt of sin ⓘ |
| drawsFrom |
merits of Christ
ⓘ
merits of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ merits of the saints ⓘ treasury of merits ⓘ |
| effectOfPartial | partial remission of temporal punishment ⓘ |
| effectOfPlenary | full remission of temporal punishment ⓘ |
| furtherReformedBy | Second Vatican Council era popes ⓘ |
| grantedBy |
bishops under certain conditions
ⓘ
ecclesiastical authority ⓘ Pope ⓘ
surface form:
the Pope
|
| hasType |
partial indulgence
ⓘ
plenary indulgence ⓘ |
| historicallyAbusedIn | late medieval period ⓘ |
| misuseCondemnedBy |
Council of Trent
ⓘ
modern Catholic teaching ⓘ |
| reaffirmedBy | Council of Trent ⓘ |
| reformedBy | Council of Trent ⓘ |
| regulatedBy | Apostolic Penitentiary ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Catholic Church worldwide
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
|
| requires |
at least interior contrition
ⓘ
detachment from sin ⓘ performance of prescribed works ⓘ state of grace ⓘ |
| requiresForPlenary |
Holy Eucharist
ⓘ
surface form:
Eucharistic communion
prayer for the intentions of the Pope ⓘ sacramental confession ⓘ |
| sourceOfAuthority | power of the keys ⓘ |
| theologicalBasis | communion of saints ⓘ |
| wasIssueAt |
Reformation
ⓘ
surface form:
Protestant Reformation
|
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Subject: Indulgences in the Catholic Church Description of subject: Indulgences in the Catholic Church are remissions of temporal punishment for sins whose guilt has already been forgiven, granted under specific conditions by ecclesiastical authority from the Church’s treasury of merits.
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