The Church Taught That Indulgences Worked to Reduce the Penance

The Church taught that indulgences worked to reduce the penance that the individual owed to God:

A) through the prayers of the faithful paid for by the indulgence.
B) by the special blessing from the pope paid for by the indulgence.
C) by drawing on the good deeds of martyrs and saints from the Treasury of Merits.
D) through the buildings paid for by the indulgences of many people.
E) by the appeal made through the indulgence for Mary to intercede with God for the individual.