What did Martin Luther think was wrong with the pope?

Answer 1

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There were few periods in the long history of the Catholic Church when corruption was more openly present than during the Renaissance period. The sale of indulgences was becoming a prime source of personal income for popes, cardinals and bishops, as were the sale of ecclesiastical offices and the imposition of many corrupt fees and charges.

In 1514, Albrecht of Brandenburg had been raised to the archdiocese of Mainz, but since he intended not to surrender his previous diocese of Magdeburg, and was also under the canonical age to be a bishop, the pope was able to insist on a considerable fee. He agreed in return that 50 per cent of the monies raised from the preaching of the indulgence in Albrecht's two dioceses could be set against this sum. This shoddy deal, made more offensive by the vigour and lack of sophistication with which the indulgence was preached around Magdeburg by the Dominican friar Tetzel, spurred Luther to action.

Answer 2

Martin Luther thought the pope was a horrible man because he was selling indulgences which were- a written script given for money to make your stay in purgatory shorter or a note given for money that makes god forgive sins and lets you go to heaven

Answer 3

He declared that The Bible was the only true guide for Christians. He felt the Catholic church was corrupt and leading people astray. He also believed that the sale of indulgences was a scam that went against the teachings of Christ.