Canterbury tales pardoner question?

Question: Canterbury tales pardoner question!?

why is the pardoner traveling to canterbury!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

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Additionally, the pardoner is using the trip as an excuse to exploit the travellers into buying his religious relics!. He explains that these relics will pardon their sins, and he tends to swindle people into believing him for his own gain!. The clergy was not looked highly upon generally in the Middle Ages because of their corruption!Www@QuestionHome@Com

He's on a pilgrimage with other faithful travelers to see Thomas Becket's tomb!.

P!.S!.
Mr!. "English Nerd" is right on the pickel dip; I'd totally forgotten those ulterior motives on the part of the pardoner!.Www@QuestionHome@Com