What Is Martin Luther's 95 Indulgences?
Martin Luther was a priest and a friar from Germany. He lived from 1483 to 1546. He died at the age of 62 while visiting his home town. Luther and thought the Catholic Church was unjustly taking people’s money so that they may get closer to God, and so the Protestant Reformation began. (“How Protestantism began”, 2008) The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century schism within Western Christianity initiated by Martin Luther, John Calvin and other early Protestants. (“Martin Luther” (n.d.)) The result was Luther’s exile and the formation of a new form of Christianity. When he was brought to the Diet of Worms (Diet meaning representative assembly and Worms being the location, not him literally having to eat worms) he was told to bring evidence
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Indulgences were "fundraisers" where you give money and the more money you give; there would be more of a chance for you to get into heaven. These indulgences were heavily abused and Luther hated them. His 95 theses were a list of questions and propositions for debate. (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009) An indulgence was made for the rebuilding of St. Peters Basilica, which made Luther mad, and legend says he nailed his 95 theses to the doors of the university’s chapel door (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009) “The 95 Theses, which would later become the foundation of the Protestant Reformation, were written in a remarkably humble and academic tone, questioning rather than accusing. The overall thrust of the document was nonetheless quite provocative.” (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009) Luther added that if the pope is so wealthy, then why didn’t he build St Peters himself instead of using the poor believer’s money. (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009)
Luther used a printing press to print his theses and convey his message to everyone in Germany. Without it, he may not have even gotten the word around and Protestantism wouldn’t have started up at that time or even start at
Indulgences were "fundraisers" where you give money and the more money you give; there would be more of a chance for you to get into heaven. These indulgences were heavily abused and Luther hated them. His 95 theses were a list of questions and propositions for debate. (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009) An indulgence was made for the rebuilding of St. Peters Basilica, which made Luther mad, and legend says he nailed his 95 theses to the doors of the university’s chapel door (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009) “The 95 Theses, which would later become the foundation of the Protestant Reformation, were written in a remarkably humble and academic tone, questioning rather than accusing. The overall thrust of the document was nonetheless quite provocative.” (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009) Luther added that if the pope is so wealthy, then why didn’t he build St Peters himself instead of using the poor believer’s money. (“Martin Luther and the 95 Theses”, 2009)
Luther used a printing press to print his theses and convey his message to everyone in Germany. Without it, he may not have even gotten the word around and Protestantism wouldn’t have started up at that time or even start at