HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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Question
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Why did people support Martin Luther?
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They too were unhappy with the Church.
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They wanted to read the Bible in German
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. Luther gave out indulgences.
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Luther was a popular priest in Wittenberg.
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -On 31 October 1517, he published his ‘95 Theses’, attacking papal abuses and the sale of indulgences. Luther had come to believe that Christians are saved through faith and not through their own efforts. This turned him against many of the major teachings of the Catholic Church.
Detailed explanation-2: -Luther had a problem with the fact the Catholic Church of his day was essentially selling indulgences-indeed, according to Professor MacCulloch, they helped pay for the rebuilding of Saint Peter’s Basilica in Rome. Later, Luther appears to have dropped his belief in Purgatory altogether.
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