The Catholics , for example , continued their medieval practice of using financial donations in their wills to lighten their punishment in purgatory after death .
Religion was a divisive element in Germany , as the Protestants , Catholics and Jews used alternative philanthropic strategies .
The Catholics , for example , continued Catholics ' medieval practice of using financial donations in their wills to lighten their punishment in purgatory after death .
Religion was a divisive element in Germany , as the Protestants , Catholics and Jews used alternative philanthropic strategies .