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Behind the Bastards
It was referenced when discussing the Black Death and the actions of Pope Clement VI during that period, specifically his decision to grant remission of sins to those who died of the plague due to the shortage of priests.
As Barbara Tuckman writes in A Distant Mirror, the climate is 14th century, Clement VI found it necessary to grant remission of sin to all who died of the plague because so many were unattended by pri...
— Episode: The Priests of Plague
Episode: The Priests of Plague
It was referenced when discussing the Black Death and the actions of Pope Clement VI during that period, specifically his decision to grant remission of sins to those who died of the plague due to the shortage of priests.
As Barbara Tuckman writes in A Distant Mirror, the climate is 14th century, Clement VI found it necessary to grant remission of sin to all who died of the plague because so many were unattended by priests.
