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A 4 page research paper that examines the life of Martin Luther. The writer argues that when Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses, which were objections to the practices of the Roman Catholic Church, on the door of the castle church at Wittenberg on October 31, 1517, he had no intention of leaving the church or starting a revolutionary movement. Luther's intention was reform, not revolution. However, his objections to certain points of Christian dogma and specific practices of the Church, such as the sale of indulgences, were so radical to the status quo that he succeeded in unleashing a storm of controversy and, in doing so, set into motion events that once started had revolutionary results. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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31, 1517, he had no intention of leaving the church or starting a revolutionary movement. Luthers intention was reform, not revolution. However, his objections to certain points of Christian dogma
and specific practices of the Church, such as the sale of indulgences, were so radical to the status quo that he succeeded in unleashing a storm of controversy and, in
doing so, set into motion events that once started had revolutionary results. One of Luthers principal objections was to the sale of indulgences by Church officials. (Tierney, Williams and
Kagan, 1976). An "indulgence" was a document granting an individual remission of temporal punishments for sins that were committed and confessed to a priest. This practice brought in a
great deal of revenue to the Church. In 1517, the archbishop of Manz sponsored a sale of indulgences in order to raise the funds to pay the pope for his
appointment and also to sponsor the construction of St. Peters Cathedral in Rome (Tierney, Williams and Kagan, 1976). Johann Tetzel, a Dominican friar, was appointed to preach the indulgences
and collect the money from the sale. His arrival in Saxony prompted Luther to post his famous 95 theses on the church door. Some of Luthers points criticized church policy,
but others merely put forward objections for discussion. Copies of Luthers document spread throughout Europe during 1518 and 1519, which caused Church officials to move against him. Luther continued
to study scripture and continued to write controversial works. In one text, entitled "The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, he attacked the papacy and the theology of the sacraments. Luther
argued that there were only two sacraments, baptism and the Lords Supper, with penance being a possible third, instead of the seven sacraments specific by Church dogma. Furthermore, he denied
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