SSC MTS EXAM

SSC

WORLD HISTORY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What was the Catholic Church’s response to Martin Luther’s 95 Theses?
A
They condemned him.
B
The Peace of Westphalia
C
The Council of Trent
D
They ignored it.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Roman Church’s initial response to Luther’s theses followed the scholarly and deliberative pattern he had established. Rome dispatched high-ranking clergy and theologians to debate Luther in disputations and offer him the opportunity to retract or mollify his views.

Detailed explanation-2: -How did the Catholic Church respond to the Ninety-Five Theses? It condemned the list and asked the writer to recant it.

Detailed explanation-3: -First edition of the papal bull Exsurge Domine (1520).

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