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The 95 Theses were mostly concerned with the Pope, forgiveness, indulgences, and such like. Many of them are orthodox Catholic dogma - and were at that time, which makes them so mystifying. A few of them are totally off the wall, like, "what is he talking about?" My personal take is that he was complaining about what other theologians in Germany at that time may have been saying, which doesn't give him anymore credibility as he then has no reason to be addressing the Holy Father in this manner. Either way, they are definitely NOT some kind of "protestant manifesto". In them Martin Luther definitely supports indulgences, confession, etc. and appeals to the Holy Father to put things right as it is his duty and right.
Answer:Actually Martin Luther was definitely against indulgences and confession.
Here are some examples from the 95 theses (in modern English):
2 - Only God can give salvation - not a priest.
6 - Only God can forgive -the pope can only reassure people that God will do this.
21 - An indulgence will not save a man
22 - A dead soul cannot be saved by an indulgence.
32 - People who believe that indulgences will let them live in salvation will always be damned - along with those who teach it.
33 - Do not believe those who say that a papal indulgence is a wonderful gift which allows salvation.
75 - It is wrong to think that papal pardons have the power to absolve all sin.
89 - Why are indulgences only issued when the pope sees fit to issue them ?
Luther's main complaint against the Catholic Church was that it was supporting a system that left sinners in sin - and this was the institution that was meant to save lost souls !!
In October 1517, Luther pinned his "95 Theses" to a church door in Wittenburg. This was his views on indulgences. There was nothing unusual about this process. It was the standard practice to put up an idea you had for others to read and then to comment on.
Click on the 'related link' below to see a list of the 95 theses in modern English.
What else can I help you with?
What was the document Martin Luther wrote?
Luther translated the Latin Bible into German
Whose 95 Theses questioned the activities of the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther wrote"Ninety-Five theses" on October, 31st, 1517.
List the 95 theses of Martin Luther King?
Martin Luther King Jr. did not write the 95 theses. Martin Luther, a medieval monk, wrote the 95 theses. This was a list of why the Roman Catholic Church was wrong in selling indulgences.
Wrote the 95 theses which condemned the selling of indulgences?
Martin Luther
Why was Martin Luther excomunicated?
he wrote the 95 theses on the church door
Why did Martin Luther get banned?
He wrote the 95 theses against indulgence abuse.
Who wrote the ninety five theses challenging the Catholic Church?
Martin Luther, he began the protestant reformation and started his own religion, Lutheranism, under his doctrine of salvation.
Where When did Martin Luther write the ninety five theses?
Martin wrote the 95 theses because he believed that the church was wrong for making people who wanted to be forgave for there sins pay.
What was happening in the church that prompted Martin Luther to write it the 95 theses?
Martin Luther was against the selling of indulgences. At that time John Tetzel was sent by the Pope to Germany to raise money for the renovation of St. Peter's Basilica. In order to raise this money they sold pardons for ones sins. That is why he wrote 95 theses.
What year did Martin Luther write the 95 theses?
Luther's 95 Theses were written in 1517. Originally intended for discussion among theologians, they were widely spread among the population at large.
Did Martin Luther come before or after the Renaissance?
He came during the Renaissance. He wrote his 'Ninety-Five Theses' in 1517.
Who was the founder of Maryland whose family believed that catholics and protestants could live together peacefully?
Martin Luther um no, it was George Calvert. Martin Luther was who wrote the 95 Theses
