Tetzel's Pretzels Response

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Reader’s Response: Tetzel’s Pretzels and Other Items from His Catholic Kiosk

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These discussion activities and questions may be used in small groups or with the entire class.
Refer to the script “Tetzel’s Pretzels and Other Items from His Catholic Kiosk” when responding to all questions. You may also find facts in the background information section, biographies, textbooks, and Internet sources.
Make notes on the lines provided below each question before your group discussion.

General Questions
1. Did Pope Leo X and Tetzel distort the teaching of the Scripture by their sale of indulgences? Were they like the Pharisees referred to by Jesus in Luke 6:39, “And He spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not …show more content…
Doing penance and praying for the souls in purgatory are still being practiced by some Catholics today. Do you know of someone who still believes in these beliefs? As a Christian how will you convince him/her that this belief is not true.
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2. As a Christian, how will you stop those who advance doctrines contrary to Scripture?
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3. If you lived during that time period, would you have been persuaded by Tetzel to buy an indulgence? Why or why

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