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Martin Luther The 95 Theses Analysis

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Many view Martin Luther as "a man destined to confront the Catholic Church." At the age of 21, he leaves his family to become an Augustinian monk. Eventually, the church began to sell indulgences, or "a declaration by church authorities that those who say certain prayers or do good deeds will have some or all of their punishment in purgatory remitted." Martin Luther knew that something had gone wrong in the church, so he created the 95 Theses, which were a list of propositions for debate. His theses "challenged the teachings of the Catholic Church on the nature of penance, the authority of the Pope and the usefulness of indulgences." Many historians today say that on October 31, 1517 Luther disobiediently nailed a copy of his 95 Theses to

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