this post was submitted on 20 Jan 2024
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[–] Mr_Blott@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] ScreamingFirehawk@feddit.uk 32 points 1 year ago

It's because it's come from Mastodon with hashtag spam

[–] grue@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

Is there a [c/titlegore](https:/lemmy.ml/c/titlegore)?

FTFY.

[–] tkk13909@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 year ago

The Catholic church is wild, man!

[–] Andrew15_5@mander.xyz 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Mubelotix@jlai.lu 24 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Sure. The church was super reach in middle age, they collected taxes on everyone and their monasteries were working hard and were very efficient. Also people made a lot of donations in hope of staying out of hell

[–] cafeinux@infosec.pub 2 points 1 year ago

Also people ~~made a lot of donations in hope of staying~~ bought their way out of hell.

Indulgences were literally sold, those weren't considered donations.

[–] CenturionKing@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

100% true for some priests