You will never find any of this taught in the Word of God. As we have mentioned previously, the time to have your sins remitted is while you are still alive. Another divine attribute of Jesus is minimized. The Bible declares that only Christ's work can bring about the forgiveness of sins. Catholicism, though, claims that sins can be forgiven through the good works of any ordinary Catholic.
Indulgences keep people in bondage to the Catholic church.
Rather than going to God for forgiveness, Catholics must toil and strive, performing good deeds through the Catholic church for forgiveness of their sins. God intended good works to benefit others, not to bring people into bondage to a church. Indulgences are a form of spiritual blackmail, forcing members to remain faithful to the church, so they can someday help their loved ones reach heaven.