Indulgences tell you not to sin.More exactlyAn indulgence applies to Roman Catholic theology and is a complete or partial remission of punishment for sin. In the Middle Ages certain people within the Roman Catholic church began selling indulgences, and it is this practice that triggered Martin Luther to post his 95 thesis in Wittenberg and begin the Protestant Refomation
Wittenberg, Saxony
Edward the V1th,
The Protestant Reformation was the 16th-century religious, political, intellectual and cultural upheaval that splintered Catholic Europe, setting in place the structures and beliefs that would define the continent in the modern era.
Catholics believe that Jesus Christ founded the Catholic Church.
Martin Luther began the Reformation.
It began on the day of Pentecost.
The Council of Trent
They didn't convert they began as Catholic. In the middle ages all of Europe was Catholic and it has stayed that way in most countries.
stop people from converting from Catholicism
Reformation is the act where Martin Luther post the 95 thesis and started to rebell against the church.
Martin Luther