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Martin Luther protested against the nature of penance, the authority of the pope and the usefulness of indulgences.
Martin Luther was against the purchase of "indulgences" which were granted as absolution for sinful acts for a "donation" priced according to the level of the offense.
Martin Luther was the one who protested against the catholic church (pope) for selling indulgences.
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The church sold indulgences as if God grants favors based on price paid. Martin Luther protested this, and the Church tried to force him to recant those views. He refused.
Martin Luther
Pope Leo X was accused by Martin Luther of selling indulgences or allowing the sale of indulgences.
Pope Leo X was accussed by Martin Luther of selling indulgences.
Martin Luther
Martin Luther saw the sale of indulgences as a form of simony, which was supposedly foreign to Catholic teaching. He also recognised the potential and fact of their sale leading to widespread corruption in the Church.