HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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Martin Luther and other early reformers were charged with ____, meaning to go against the Church.
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Excommunication
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Simony
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Indulgence
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Heresy
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Luther’s statements challenged the Catholic Church’s role as intermediary between people and God, specifically when it came to the indulgence system, which in part allowed people to purchase a certificate of pardon for the punishment of their sins.
Detailed explanation-2: -The greatest leaders of the Reformation undoubtedly were Martin Luther and John Calvin. Martin Luther precipitated the Reformation with his critiques of both the practices and the theology of the Roman Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-3: -But in 1517 Luther penned a document attacking the Catholic Church’s corrupt practice of selling “indulgences” to absolve sin.
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