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Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses written in 1517 focused mainly on the power of indulgences. In the Theses Luther displayed his dissatisfaction with the selling of indulgences. This work was a major influence for the upcoming Protestant reformation throughout Europe. After Luther’s Theses became popular more people were starting to doubt the church and protest against its medieval ways. As a result the religion of Lutheranism formed. He stressed the fact that the pope honoring the sale of indulgences revealed the fact that he himself isn’t following the word of the bible and that the purchase of an indulgence only makes your attempt at finding absolution harder.
According to the Roman Catholic Church the purchase of an indulgence was a full or partial remission of the buyer’s sins. The church preached that the money being given for the indulgence was the sacrifice. In thesis nineteen Luther uses a logical appeal to get the people of Europe to understand that there’s no......

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