Post on 21-Dec-2015
Need for Reform
Increased fees on marriages, baptisms, and funerals
Indulgences Money paid by a
sinner for forgiveness
People protested them
Martin Luther 1483 - 1546
Became a Monk Believed that fasting
and prayer would not guarantee salvation
Denounced indulgences because people could not buy forgiveness
Started to speak out against the church
Luther’s 95 Theses
95 Theses Posted on Wittenburg
castle church on Oct 31, 1517
95 things he believed was wrong with the Catholic church, including indulgences and church taxes
Reprinted and spread throughout Europe
37. Every true Christian, whether living or dead, has part in all the blessings of Christ and the Church; and this is granted him by God, even without
letters of pardon.
56. The "treasures of the Church," out of which the pope. grants
indulgences, are not sufficiently named or known among the people of
Christ
-Martin Luther, 95 Theses
Luther’s Excommunication
Excommunicated by Pope Leo X
Appeared in front of the Diet of Worms Declared him an outlaw, banned his books, and demanded he be arrested
Luther’s Teachings
3 Main Ideas People could not
achieve salvation through their own efforts
Bible is only for Christians
Emphasized the role of the individual
Translated the Bible into German Landmark in German Language