• GreenTeaRedFlag [any]
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    3 years ago

    Most colonizers were protestant, and therefore got mad at the idea of an indulgence. Instead they believed God gave you money for being good, even if you were actively stealing that money from other people.

    • happybadger [he/him]
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      3 years ago

      There were still the Spanish, Portuguese, French, and Italian-Americans. Catholic colonialism hadn't taken off yet when indulgences were at their height but it took over as much of the world as protestant colonialism.