One prominent purveyor of what Pastor Bost spoke was Johann Tetzel, in early 1500s Germany. Tetzel was a thorn in Luther’s side, as was, of course, the devil.

In the fall of 1517, theologian Martin Luther began the Protestant Reformation in part based on his critique of indulgences offered by the Catholic Church. At the time, a friar named Johann Tetzel ...

In the 16th century, a friar named Johann Tetzel roamed Germany, selling indulgences for the dead, who neither sought forgiveness nor were able to express contrition but whose relatives could ...

Tetzel was the indulgence peddler. He was a Dominican friar, tapped by Giovanni de' Medici, who later became Pope Leo X, to preach on indulgences, which he embraced as his life's mission. Pope Leo ...

“As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs” ran a well-known couplet attributed to Johann Tetzel, a German friar whose unexcelled salesmanship in indulgences ...

Johann Tetzel was a priest who sold indulgences for the building of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. Tetzel used slogans such as, “As soon as a coin in coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs.” ...

“As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs” ran a well-known couplet attributed to Johann Tetzel, a German friar whose unexcelled salesmanship in indulgences ...

Peddling purgatory relief: Johann Tetzel When Martin Luther affixed his "95 Theses" to the door of Wittenberg's Castle Church 500 years ago this Oct. 31, one of the foremost items on his mind was ...

According to christianreformed.com: “Tetzel was the great mouthpiece, commissioner and preacher of indulgences in Germany. His preaching raised enormous amounts of money which were sent to Rome.

A quote from friar Johann Tetzel summarizes indulgences: "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs."Luther outlines his problems with Catholic doctrine in general ...