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.
Martin Luther, the German cleric, did not invent any thing in a physical sense. He openly criticized the Catholic church, and began the Protestant branch of Christianity.
Martin Luther was a Catholic monk who sought to reform the Catholic Church.
The German monk and composer who sparked the Protestant Reformation with his list of grievances against the Catholic Church was Martin Luther. In 1517, he famously published his "Ninety-Five Theses," which criticized the Church's practices, particularly the sale of indulgences. Luther's actions and writings ultimately led to a significant religious upheaval and the establishment of various Protestant denominations.
The protestant reformation was caused by Martin Luther who wrote the ninety-five theses. He criticized the Catholic church and other followed him, causing a break-away from the roman catholic church.
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther, a 16th-century German monk, is a famous Protestant leader known for sparking the Protestant Reformation by challenging the Catholic Church's teachings and practices. His "95 Theses" criticized the sale of indulgences and emphasized faith as the key to salvation, leading to the establishment of the Lutheran denomination and inspiring others to break away from the Catholic Church.
Indirectly, as far as I know, the German priests receive their paycheck from their diocese - their Bishop, but the vast bulk of the diocesan income is from a tax levied against all those who declare the Catholic Church is their Church, thus the state takes an automatic deduction, and supports the Catholic Church, the protestant church, and the Jews, all through this income deduction.