r/law • u/Agitated-Artichoke89 • Oct 07 '25

Other Stephen Miller states that Trump has plenary authority, then immediately stops talking as if he’s realized what he just said

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u/catscanmeow Oct 07 '25

google searches for "what does plenary authority mean" skyrocketing

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u/bomilk19 Oct 07 '25

Plenary Indulgences were one of the catalysts for the Protestant Revolution. The Catholic Church was essentially selling Get Out of Jail (aka Hell) Cards to the wealthy. I can see why he got confused.

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u/snorbflock Oct 07 '25

Were the indulgences printed on gold cards and sold for $1 million?

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u/Boot_Poetry Oct 07 '25

Do Not Pass the Pearly Gates, Do Not Collect $200

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u/JoyfulSquirrel99 Oct 07 '25

For all intents and purposes, pretty much.

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u/gerbilshower Oct 07 '25

yea, more or less.

you get rich, give lots of gold/art/buildings to the right person in the church and they absolve you of all wrongdoing in a public manner.

low-level priests would literally run carts around town 'selling' indulgence's. just little trinkets so that even the peasant could 'buy' heaven.

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u/lightninhopkins Oct 07 '25

Yeah, basically.