Pope Leo X
Martin Luther
They were known as the 95 Theses, you may view them at the link below.
10. Ignorant and wicked are the doings of those priests who, in the case of the dying, reserve canonical penances for purgatory.
Martin Luther was excommunicated from the Catholic Church due to his Ninety-Five Theses, which he posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, in 1517. In these theses, Luther criticized the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church, questioning its authority and practices. This led to a chain reaction of events that ultimately resulted in Luther's excommunication in 1521.
He was given the opportunity to recant his heresies. When he refused, he was excommunicated.
The Catholic Church initially dismissed Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses, viewing them as an affront to its authority and practices, particularly the sale of indulgences. In response, church officials, including Pope Leo X, condemned Luther's ideas and called for his recantation. The church ultimately excommunicated Luther in 1521, leading to further conflict and the Protestant Reformation, which significantly altered the religious landscape of Europe.
Its called Calvinism......... That's wrong it was actually the 95 theses
Martin Luthers role in the reformation was to force the church to let Humanism be allowed. Humanism is free-thinking. He wanted people to be able to be humanist and not have to follow the church. He also created the 95 theses and stapled it to the church door because he wanted to correct what he saw as the church's mistakes.
Martin Luther condemned clerical abuses, especially the sale of indulgences in the Ninety-Five Theses. This document is considered the catalyst of the Reformation.
Martin was excommunicated because he was trying to go against most of the teachings of the Catholic church. (Which was caused by the 95 Theses, which Luther posted in Germany), The Church finally excommunicated him in 1521, and Luther was later banished in 1522. On 15 June 1520, the Pope warned Luther that he risked excommunication unless he recanted 41 heretical sentences drawn from his writings, including the 95 Theses, within 60 days. Luther set fire to the Popes warning at Wittenberg on 10 December 1520, Martin Luther was excommunicated by Pope Leo X on 3 January 1521 for heresy and apostasy, and for leading others astray.
Pope Leo X accused Martin Luther of heresy for his criticisms of the Catholic Church, particularly regarding the sale of indulgences and other practices he deemed corrupt. Luther's 95 Theses challenged the authority of the Church and called for reform, which the pope viewed as a threat to the Church's unity and teachings. As a result, the pope excommunicated Luther and condemned his ideas as contrary to Christian doctrine.
Lutherans are Martin Luthers religion.