Fatima Hussien
Questions:
1. Why did Luther object to the sale of indulgences? What other practices did he condemn and why?
a. Martin Luther objects to the sale of indulgences because he believed that this practice would be a corruption within the church. He believed that the 95 Theses would reform the catholic church and bring it back to the correct path. One of the major issues that concerned Luther was that the church officials were selling theses indulgences to the people as a means of releasing them from their misdeed. He mentions how “there is no divine authority for preaching that the soul flies out of purgatory immediately the money chinks in the bottom of the chest”. He is basically saying that the people that are selling these indulgences
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How and why did Luther's theses initiate the Protestant Reformation?
a. How Luther begin the Protestant Reformation is by “tacked this document to the door of the cathedral, calling for reforms but instead beginning what would culminate in the Protestant break with the Catholic Church”. The reason as to why his theses would led to the Protestants Reformation, is because the the theses was bringing to light the corruption within the Church. And had a long list of things that were being done that were wrong. I believe it was not Luther intention to initiate the Protestant Reformation, all he wanted to was to stop the sales of indulgences. I believe another reason as to why the 95 Theses initiate Protestant Reformation, is because Luther was saying making senses. For example, Luther mentions that the sales of indulgences are teaching people that they could buy their way into to God’s favor, and that everyone that buys an indulgence is given a false security. The one that stood out the most is when he says “Why does not the pope liberate everyone from purgatory for the sake of love (a most holy thing) and because of the supreme necessity of their souls? This would be morally the best of all reasons. Meanwhile he redeems innumerable souls for money, a most perishable thing, with which to build St. Peter's church, a very minor purpose”. I believe what he is trying to say is that why do not the Pope deliver all souls out of Purgatory at the same time without involve