The Reformation
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Reformation
German theologian Martin Luther started the Protestant Reformation in the early 16th century. It was an attempt to reform the Catholic Church.
10. Ignorant and wicked are the doings of those priests who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penances for purgatory.
Martin Luther, he began the protestant reformation and started his own religion, Lutheranism, under his doctrine of salvation.
Acting on this belief, he wrote the "Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences," also known as "The 95 Theses," a list of questions and propositions for debate. Popular legend has it that on October 31, 1517 Luther defiantly nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to the door of the Gutenberg Castle church.From Hunter