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In one sense, Pope Leo X and Prierias, Master of the Papal Palace, were responsible for bringing about the Protestant Reformation, because Leo greatly increased the sale in Indulgences and Prierias declared any challenge to the sale of indulgences heretical. This led inevitably to a confrontation in which neither side could compromise.
In another sense, Martin Luther was directly and transparently responsible for bringing about the Protestant Reformation, because he saw corruption and the potential for greater corruption in the Church and sought to regulate the sale of Indulgences. This struck at the heart of the papal lifestyle and eventually resulted in his excommunication. Luther began to criticise other aspects of Catholic doctrine and practice, until only a complete break with Rome was possible.

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