How Did Martin Luther Able To Support The Church

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During the Renaissance, people’s opinions about The Catholic Church and its teachings started to shift. Martin Luther, a former Catholic monk, lead many important reforms during his time. He acted against The Church and started his own religion, Lutheranism. Luther was justified in his actions against the Church because everyone has a right to their own opinions. Although Luther was supposed to support The Church, he made the right decision of going against it. Luther first challenged the power and teachings of The Church because Johann Tetzel sold indulgences to followers of The Catholic Church. Luther and Tetzel had different ideas about whether or not selling indulgences was a bad thing to do. Luther responded to Tetzel by posting the