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What caused the pope to start selling indulgences, or pardons, to members of the
Catholic Church?

Well this is a tough question so i'll do my best. First back then the pope was considered to be basically God. And the people followed his every movement. So the pope that it was an easier way to get money so he decided to sell these pieces of paper that basically said you are forgiven. So he blessed them and every one wanted them. But if you know what Martin Luther did then it will be easier to understand.    

Explanation:

Hope this helps

two months after his defeat of napoleon bonaparte's colonial forces, jean-jacques dessalines proclaims the independence of saint-domingue, renaming it haiti after its original arawak name. in 1791, a slave revolt erupted on the french colony, and toussaint-louverture, a former slave, took control of the rebels.

the authority to tax.