What does the following quotation from The Canterbury Tales mean? "He was an easy man in penancegiving / Where he could hope to make a decent living; / It's a sure sign whenever gifts are given / To a poor Order that a man's well shriven, / And should he give enough he knew in verity / The penitent repented in sincerity."
a. He gave out easy penances and absolution so he could make money.
b. He gave out easy penances and absolution because he couldn't stand to criticize people.
c. He knew that if he exacted a large enough price for the sin, the penitent person would feel truly sorry for what he'd done