medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
The"Supple Doctor" reminded me of the college course on medieval pilgrimage in Rome that I gave, on site, in spring 2000. One group of my students did a project in which they interviewed people standng in line at any of the four "holy doors". Not one of the interviewees (with assistance, the students intereviewed people from just about all over the globe, from many many religious backgrounds) knew what it really meant .
On Thursday, I went to the outdoor mass said by Ben 16 in front of S Giovanni Lat. A quite lovely procession followed, all the way to Sta M Maggiore. The pope was on his knees before the monstrance, on a big float thingy, towards the end of the procession, after innumerble groups with their banners and statues, and before flies of monastics and clerics. It was "interesting" (I refrain from interjecting personal beliefs!) to see the crowds of people literally running after the float to clap and cheer the pope... the "corpus Christi" seems to have faded considerably into the background for, I'd guess, 99% of the spectators. I wondrer how this compares to medieval parallels? I would imagine that the high rate of religious scepticism today makes a big difference, but general ignporance (or maybe "imprecision") about religious dogma may be not so far off...
TGD, happily in Rome!
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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
Diana Wright <[log in to unmask]> wrote:medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Are indulgences still in use today? If not, when were they discontinued?
Rosary.
They are still in use today. They were much in evidence at the turn of the Millennium, when indulgences could be obtained by visiting certain designated Churches and praying for the Pope's intentions. However, it has to be said that they were not much understood by the faithful. I led a pilgrimage to Walsingham (one of the designated indulgence sites) in that year and explained very carefully to my fellow-pilgrims how to obtain their indulgence. In fact I did everything with them except hear their confessions (a necessary condition of the indulgence). On the way home one of the ladies handed me her rosary and asked if I could "do this millennium blessing" - she thought it was something you did to a rosary.
For more information on indulgences may I suggest you consult the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Article 4 section 10, paragraphs 1471-1479. This is available online and may even be accessed from my own parish website, www.stjopickering.org
Bill.
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