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My point was that many people view ozempic and other drugs like Martin Luther viewed buying an indulgence: a cheat for the undeserving.

I thought Martin Luther's issue was more with the organization selling indulgences than the undeserving buying them. He preached justification by faith alone. Not some org selling justification.

Yes indulgences mean something different in Catholicism, they remit the "temporal effects" of Sin ie its spiritual consequences but don't "forgive" it like "Sacrament of Reconciliation" would..

I think that parent is perhaps confusing it with the sin of Gluttony.

The idea was for the bishop to pocket money and wave a wand and say “saved” after someone with means did something morally embarrassing. It was a racket and also a useful PR tool.