This is much more a reference book than one that is meant to be read cover to cover. My reading relates its value as a book I read cover to cover. As an American most of what I know of indulgences is related to the stories of Martin Luther and the malpractices he noted prior to starting the Protestant Reformation. It's good to some examples of modern day indulgences. I had known that they weren't gone as many have been taught and that nothing in the book has anything to so with money. I may try to get a copy to keep as reference only.