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¨The Protestant Reformation was caused by Martin Luther, during the 16th century.

¨The Reformation did not occur in orthodox Christianity in Russia or what was left of the Byzantine empire in Greece.

¨It was called the protestant reformation because it was originally an attempt to reform the traditional institutions of the western church but also supporting the motivation of offerings for the means of salvation.

¨Martin Luther became very unhappy with the Roman Catholic Church and how it had became. One particular practice that he didn't like was when priests will sell "entrances to heaven" to people in exchange for money. The Roman Catholic Church were selling indulgences, saying that if you buy it, you have salvation, and people like Martin Luther didn't agree with that, saying that by God's grace we are saved.

¨Luther later posted all his complaints about the Catholic Church in the door of a Catholic church thus starting the Protestant Reformation.

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