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The idea was a pilgrimage during which devotees would visit sacred sites and perform religious and spiritual acts that would, in turn, give them plenary indulgences, essentially freeing them from their sins.
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
For Roman Catholics who take part in the pilgrimage, walking it during a Jubilee Year gives them the chance to receive the plenary indulgence, which grants them the full remission of the temporal punishment for their sins.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
The ceremony, which took place at 6 p.m. Rome time (noon, 1 p.m. ET), concluded with Francis granting plenary indulgences, which are spiritual pardons, to the infected, those in quarantine, as well as family members, health care workers and more.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2020
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Erica Firpo, AFAR Media, 20 Dec. 2024
For Roman Catholics who take part in the pilgrimage, walking it during a Jubilee Year gives them the chance to receive the plenary indulgence, which grants them the full remission of the temporal punishment for their sins.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 June 2021
The ceremony, which took place at 6 p.m. Rome time (noon, 1 p.m. ET), concluded with Francis granting plenary indulgences, which are spiritual pardons, to the infected, those in quarantine, as well as family members, health care workers and more.
—Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 27 Mar. 2020
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“Plenary indulgence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plenary%20indulgence. Accessed 16 Jan. 2025.
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