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History SA2
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Term | Definition |
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Simony | The buying and selling of church positions. |
Nepotism | The giving of church positions to relatives. |
Absenteeism | When a priest is absent from their parish. |
Pluralism | When a priest or bishop have more than one office or position in the church. |
indulgences | Paying money in order for the time in purgatory to be reduced. |
95 Theses | Pamplhet written by Martin Luther outlining his objections to abuses in the church. |
Papal bull | An official letter from the pope. |
Heretic | A person who challenges doctrines of an established religion |
Excommunication | Being thrown out of the church. |
Counter Reformation | The response of the chatholic church to the spread of Protestantism. |