Original: Other Catholic practices that drew the ire of reformers within the Church , such as indulgences , pilgrimages , the veneration of saints and relics , and the veneration of the Virgin Mary were strongly reaffirmed , though abuses of them , such as the sale of indulgences , were forbidden .
Simplified: Catholic practices such as Indulgences , pilgrimages , the veneration of saints and relics , and the veneration of the Virgin Mary were strongly reaffirmed .