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Who was the german monk who criticized the Roman Catholic Church and broke away startin a new church?
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The German was part of the Augustinian order. He wanted to purify the Catholic Church, not destroy it. Martin Luther wanted indulgences stopped, the fake belief that paying money would lessen a persons time in purgatory. He also felt everyone should be allowed to read The Bible.
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The Catholic Church was the only church in the Middle Ages and the pope ruled the church and monarchies of Europe.
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.Catholic AnswerThe Lutheran Ecclesial Community did not "break away" from the Catholic Church. It was founded by Martin Luther, a heretic who left the Catholic Church in the sixteenth century and was excommunicated.
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Someone who criticized the Catholic Church and joined a new Christian faith was called?
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