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[-] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 24 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Sure. The church was super reach in middle age, they collected taxes on everyone and their monasteries were working hard and were very efficient. Also people made a lot of donations in hope of staying out of hell

[-] cafeinux@infosec.pub 2 points 8 months ago

Also people ~~made a lot of donations in hope of staying~~ bought their way out of hell.

Indulgences were literally sold, those weren't considered donations.

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