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Martin Luther sent his 95 Theses denouncing what he saw as the abuses of the Catholic Church, especially the sale of indulgences, to the Archbishop of Mainz, Germany (by some accounts, Luther also posted the Theses on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg), marking the start of the Protestant Reformation.
His “95 Theses,” which propounded two central beliefs—that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds—was to spark the Protestant Reformation.
His three main points were:
1. Selling indulgences to finance the building of St. Peter's is wrong.
2. The pope has no power over Purgatory
3. Buying indulgences gives people a false sense of security and endangers their salvation.
His “95 Theses,” which propounded two central beliefs—that the Bible is the central religious authority and that humans may reach salvation only by their faith and not by their deeds—was to spark the Protestant Reformation.
His three main points were:
1. Selling indulgences to finance the building of St. Peter's is wrong.
2. The pope has no power over Purgatory
3. Buying indulgences gives people a false sense of security and endangers their salvation.
