In the 1400s, people could give the Church money as a way of lessening their punishment for sins. Martin Luther, a monk and a teacher, believed that this selling of indulgences was wrong. In 1517, Luther published his views in a list called the Ninety-Five Theses. These ideas were printed and spread through-out Europe, starting the Reformation. Luther believed that people won salvation through faith, not good works. The pope excommunicated Luther. By then, Lutherans had formed their own Protestant church One of Martin Luthers major beliefs during the Reformation was that:

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In the 1400s, people could give the Church money as a way of lessening their punishment for sins. Martin Luther, a monk and a teacher, believed that this “selling of indulgences” was wrong. In 1517, Luther published his views in a list called the Ninety-Five Theses. These ideas were printed and spread through-out Europe, starting the Reformation. Luther believed that people won salvation through faith, not good works. The pope excommunicated Luther. By then, Lutherans had formed their own Protestant church One of Martin Luther’s major beliefs during the Reformation was that:

A	Men and women are naturally sinful
B	People should choose their faiths
C	Salvation required faith not good works
D	Priests were needed to interpret the Bible

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -With the permission of the church, indulgences also became a way for Catholic rulers to fund expensive projects, such as Crusades and cathedrals, by keeping a significant portion of the money raised from indulgences in their lands. There was a tendency to forge documents declaring that indulgences had been granted.

Detailed explanation-2: -indulgence, a distinctive feature of the penitential system of both the Western medieval and the Roman Catholic Church that granted full or partial remission of the punishment of sin.

Detailed explanation-3: -An ‘indulgence’ was part of the medieval Christian church, and a significant trigger to the Protestant Reformation. Basically, by purchasing an indulgence, an individual could reduce the length and severity of punishment that heaven would require as payment for their sins, or so the church claimed.

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