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Souls were at stake. When an angry Martin Luther affixed his Ninety-Five Theses in public view in 1517, precipitating the Protestant Reformation, he had many complaints against the Catholic Church. (Ninety-five, to be exact.) Chief among these was the selling of indulgences. This was a transactional practice—give the Church money, get time off of purgatory. Indulgences had a long history (and, technically, still exist today), but by the Renaissance things had gotten out of hand. As Luther was quick to point out, indulgences had become less about congregants’ salvation and more about augmenting the very worldly resources of the Church. The Holy Father in Rome, infallible? More like corrupt as hell. So Martin led a little schism.

Last year was the 500th anniversary of Luther’s Theses. I happened to read an article about them and ended up with indulgences on the brain. The word brought to mind lowfat yogurt and Dove chocolate commercials, with their portrayal of female temptation and “acceptable” satisfaction—women and their just desserts. After some percolation, I made this project.

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