I, butter boy, sipper of vinegar, am amazed as ever how you, dear pardoner, kindest wife, always blame yourself as now, beyond hospital staph and the overworking knife. (firstthings.com)
Chaucer's Pardoner personally benefited from selling indulgences. (drtimball.com)
There is pathetic irony because financial gain, if not necessarily the underlying motive, is certainly the reward of the modern day pardoners. (drtimball.com)