How Did Martin Luther Promote Indulge Influences

1517, Martin Luther posted a document directly striking the Catholic Church. Corrupt practice, selling “indulgences” to cancel sin, were something Mr. Luther thought was detrimental to the Bibles teachings. His “95 Theses” sparked a religious movement, the Protestant Reformation. I feel that Martin Luther was the main reason of this reform. Anyone who was ambitious enough to start their own church, or create their own view on Christianity, was labeled a pagan or heretic. Their property was seized, and they and their followers were murdered. Practices of the Roman Catholic Church encouraged indulgences. Indulgences were when a priest would say that your loved one would be sent to heaven, if you provided a payment.The pope established the practice of selling indulgences to be applied to the dead, thereby establishing a new stream of revenue with agents across Europe. When Martin Luther came to Rome, he was disgusted. (The 95 Theses of Martin Luther) Martin Luther was a German priest whose frustration with the abuses Roman Catholic Church ignited a change. In 1510 he visited
Rome. In Rome, he was appalled by the behavior of church officials. The church officials came up with this system of selling indulgences. Indulgences were you, or your loved one, would be allowed into heaven for a payment. In Catholic theology, an indulgence is the remission of the physical and temporal punishment for sins that is endured in Purgatory after death, even though the legal guilt has been pardoned by absolution. In Luther’s era, indulgences were being sold by the Church to raise money for refurbishing the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome. The slogan attributed to the Dominican friar Johann Tetzel epitomized the sale of indulgences: "As soon as the coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs." (The Life of Luther) Luther wrote the ninety-five thesis with the intent to seek social justice.
He challenged the authority of the pope to offer the sale of indulgences directly. This was seen as an attack on the Church. Luther was summoned to Rome. He would have to answer to the charges of heresy he was accused of. Luther did not respond to the summons. That only led to an escalating controversy between Luther and those who defended the faithful document. Luther continued writing about salvation. He wrote about reforms that he saw needed to occur in the church. As a result of that, the rift between Luther and those who believed in him, fueled a growing controversy. (The 95 Theses of Martin Luther)

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Köstlin, Julius. The Life Of Martin Luther. 1st ed. 1883.
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