Asked by rebecca

What was the name of the payment you could make to the Catholic Church to "pay away" your sin?

Tithe

Indulgences

Fines

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Indulgences.

They were grants (often sold in practice) that reduced the temporal punishment for sins (e.g., time in purgatory). Tithes are a regular 10% church contribution; fines are civil penalties.