HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Encourage people to listen to the Catholic Church in all matters
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Describe all the abuses of power that the Catholic Church was doing
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Tell everyone that indulgences were acceptable
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Written by German theologist Martin Luther, the 95 Theses detailed Luther’s opinions about the teachings of the Christian Scripture, also known as the Bible, and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. Luther particularly disagreed with the Church’s custom of selling indulgences to pay for sins.
Detailed explanation-2: -The 95 Theses pointed out several things wrong with the Catholic Church at the time. One of the biggest things was the sale of indulgences. Indulgences were a piece of paper from the Church that was supposed to lessen a person’s time in purgatory and help them get to heaven faster.
Detailed explanation-3: -The basic objective of the Ninety Five Theses was to criticise many of the practices and rituals of the Roman Catholic Church.