HISTORY
THE RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION
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The Pope’s right to sell indulgences was strengthened.
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Luther soon became the leader of Germany.
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The power of the Roman Catholic Church was lessened.
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The Roman Catholic Church unified the German states.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Martin Luther wrote the Ninety-Five Theses and posted them on the door of a church in Wittenberg because he had a different belief of salvation and was against the indulgences.
Detailed explanation-2: -In October 1517, Martin Luther famously published his 95 Theses, unleashing criticisms that resulted in a rejection of the pope’s authority and fractured Christianity as he knew it.
Detailed explanation-3: -He disagreed with the Church’s policy on Indulgences (paying money to the Church to obtain forgiveness for sins). Only Catholic priests were allowed to read, interpret, and teach the Bible. The Pope established the only correct way to interpret the scriptures, and all Catholics were bound to follow it.
Detailed explanation-4: -His “95 Theses, ‘’ which propounded two central beliefs-that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds-was to spark the Protestant Reformation.