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Doctrine of indulgences 500 years after the speech of Marcin Luther
Jerzy Kochanowicz
Abstract
In connection with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, initiated by the thesis of Martin Luther on indulgences, there arises a question whether the postulates of the German Reformer were adopted in some measure in the teaching of indulgences and in the practice of their granting by the Roman Catholic Church. What are the conditions for the factual and communicative presentation of this doctrine now? The author of the text first shows the genesis of the medieval knowledge about indulgences, rooted in the penitential practices of the ancient Church. He then discusses the circumstances of Martin Luther’s appearance and the heart of his protest. In turn, he sketches the official doctrine of the Roman Catholic Church regarding indulgences: from the Council of Trent to modern times, pointing to the attempts at innovative
theological solutions to the problem of indulgences. The text ends with an original
reflection on the possibility / appropriateness of proclaiming indulgences by the contemporary Church.
Keywords
Reformation ; Martin Luther ; ecumenical dialogue ; II Vatican Council ; indulgence reformacja ; Marcin Luter ; dialog ekumeniczny ; II Sobór Watykański ; odpust
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