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Martin Luther disgreed with the Roman Catholic Church's sale of indulgences. Indulgences were prescribed prayers or acts of virtue that could be applied to the souls in Purgatory, a place of cleansing flames to absolve them of sins they had confessed during their life time but for which they had not yet done penance. If the indulgences were performed in good faith, the departed person's time in purgatory could be shortened. The Church in Luther's era had become quite corrupt. They appointed "pardoners" who travelled around offering indulgences approved by the Pope in Rome. Unfortunately, the pardoners who became equally corrupt saw an opportunity to make money out of this scheme. The indulgences were intended to be given to people for free and were supposed to be applied to the souls in purgatory. However, the pardoners began selling the indulgences to be applied to the living person or the departed. Quite often the pardoners carried false relics to show to the people. If you have the opportunity read Geoffrey Chaucer's "Canterbury Tales". Read the Pardoner's tale because he is a prime example of the corruption. For example he carried some pig's bones which he claimed were Christ's bones and an old pillow case which he claimed was the Virgin Mary's veil.
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∙ 12y agoHe strongly criticized the Roman church for the sale of indulgences for the raising of money during the construction of St. Peter's in The Vatican. Indulgences are special dispensations of a soul's time in purgatory, while it was suffering prior to being allowed into heaven. The church taught that if a person died while guilty of mortal sin then the person's soul went straight to hell, without any further possibility of redemption. If a person died with no mortal sin but various other venial offenses, the the soul had to suffer some time in purgatory in order to be pure enough for heaven. The living could 'buy' a soul's time in purgatory by saying certain prayers, or by making donations of various sizes to the church.
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Did Martin Luther criticize to the roman catholic church?
Yes he did, he was the starter of Protestanism.
Did Martin Luther fight for simony?
A:No. Simony is a form of ecclesiastic corruption, involving the sale of Church privileges. Martin Luther fought against simony.
Why was martin Luther opposed to the selling indulgences?
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.
What did Martin Luther post on the church doors about to publicly criticize the misuse of indulgences?
ninty -five theses
Why was martin Luther primarily dissatisfied with the roman catholic church?
disagreed with the sale of indulgences
Who began a debate with the Catholic Church about the sale of indulgences that sparked the reformation?
Martin Luther
What did Martin Luther criticize the Roman Catholic Church for?
Because the Roman Catholic church had too much power and was doing things that they werent supposed to do.
What did martin Luther criticize about the church and its officials?
he criticized the sacrements of the church and that the officials were corrupt because they thought they were the only ones who could read Scriptures
The German theologian is credited with beginning the Protestant reformation?
Martin Luther
Why was Martin Luther King Jr. named after Martin Luther?
Martin Luther King Jr was not named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr was named after his father, Martin Luther King. Martin Luther King was named after Martin Luther.
Who was a German priest who is credited with starting the Protestant Reformation?
Martin Luther- protestant reformation leader
Why did Martin Luthers father change the name of Martin Luther?
Martin Luther is the creator of Lutheranism. Martin Luther King was named after Martin Luther. Martin Luther King Jr. was named after his father, Martin Luther King. Nobody's name was changed.
