How Did Luther Need To Reform

The reformation (1517-1685) was a era when people began to rebel against the Catholic church. Multiple people altered their thoughts on the Catholic church for many reasons. Martin Luther reformed because the Catholic church was so corrupt and had made people believe that they were the gatekeepers to salvation. While on the other hand, Henry the 8th reformed from the Catholic church because he wanted to divorce his wife so he could be capable of having a male heir, which his wife being to elder could not provide. Speaking for myself I believe that Martin Luther has a more valid reason to reform from the Catholic church.

In 1347, The Black Death exterminated one third of the European population. Majority of the Catholic church population were the ones dying. They would be the ones trying to help everyone so for that cause they would immediately die. This horrific plague proved that the Catholic church was not unconquerable. The printing press came to be in 1440. With the printing press being so cheap and accessible, the increase in literacy arose. With literacy
He became a monk and for many struggled with his salvation, stressing over every single decision and action he took. He wanted to make sure he was worthy of being saved and going to heaven was, his ultimate goal. He then realized that God's a merciful God and his faith in you is what honestly matters. Along with that he also realized you cannot buy or use good deeds to enter heaven. As an outcome of his new discovery he strongly disagreed with indulgence and "get out of jail free" cards. He was completely blown away with this absurd nonsense. Luther took it in his own matters and on October, 31st , 1517 he nailed his 95 theses statements on the castle church of Wittenberg. Luther's statements confronting the church reached many people. Luther's ideas emphasizing the doctrine of justification by grace through faith revealed the Catholic church and impacted many to