MARTIN LUTHER / JOHN TETZEL
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The Reformation began when
Martin Luther questioned the way the Catholic Church was run
Who was Martin Luther?
He was born in Germany and joined the Augustinian order to become a monk and a priest
He later
Became the Professor of Theology at Wittenberg Univeristy in Saxony
He was worried
That he could not go to heaven and that God would not forgive a sinner like himself
He found his answer in the Bible
Praying to the saints or buying indulgences would not get you into heaven
Luther's Core Belief
Only faith in God would allow a person to go to heaven – justification by faith alone
What sparked off the Reformation
The sale of indulgences
John Tetzel
Came to Wittenberg to preach and sell indulgences
He said that
Anyone could buy an indulgence to get into heaven
Half the money
Went to the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome
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