Martin+Luther,+95+Theses

Protesting the selling of indulgences by the Catholic Church, Martin Luther, on November 1, 1517, nailed his 95 theses at his local church in Wittenberg. Tired of men like Tetzel, a preacher who sold indulgences to "sinnners", Luther stated in his theses that "only God can forgive you." The Catholic Church imme diately sent a papal bull to Martin Luther which he promptly burned in the city square. Martin Luther provoked the papacy and was quickly excommunicated. Unintentionally, Martin Luther brought about the rise of the Protestant Reformation as well as his own religion, Lutheranism.

http://www.spurgeon.org/~phil/history/95theses.htm

http://wsu.edu/~dee/REFORM/LUTHER.HTM

Created By Christina Oelsner Dec. 10, 2008