Why did people buy indulgences?
rich and poor people bought indulgences, hoping that it would them be
remembered forever,
rich and poor people bought indulgences, hoping that it would them pass
quickly through purgatory and reach heaven
the idea of a painful time in purgatory scared many people, and they liked the
idea that they could shorten their stay in purgatory by obtaining an indulgence,
poor people bought indulgences, hoping that it would them skip purgatory
as the rich already could do so