I am battling, what is a common thing for me w/ my professors. He is rehashing the old argument for the protestant reformation about the money of the church being based in simony and indulgence sales. As far as i know, indulgence sales while significant at periods, was merely a fraction of the church's annual revenue. Where did the church receive its annual finances. Was it land holdings, taxes, subsidies from the state, or did it have a protestant sense of tithing? Thank you for your assistance.

You are correct, as you will read in the following articles: http://www.catholic.com/library/Myths_About_Indulgences.asp http://www.catholic.com/library/Primer_on_Indulgences.asp http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1994/9404qq.asp

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