HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
Question
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What did Martin Luther learn about the Church that led to him writing the Ninety-five Theses?
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The selling of indulgences
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The cost of building a new church
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A school for religious writers
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The promotion of a fellow priest
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -It detailed Luther’s opposition to what he saw as the Roman Catholic Church’s abuse and corruption by Catholic clergy, who were selling plenary indulgences, which were certificates supposed to reduce the temporal punishment in purgatory for sins committed by the purchasers or their loved ones.
Detailed explanation-2: -On October 31, 1517, Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses against papal indulgences, or the atonement of sins through monetary payment, on the door of the church at Wittenberg, Germany.
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