Luther blasted Tetzel and the Church for selling a piece of paper that in reality did nothing. Luther accused Pope Leo of taking advantage of the poor in an effort to raise money for his own building programs. Luther immediately sat down and wrote out 95 criticisms, or theses, of the sale of indulgences and posted the document on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. True / False.

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Maren Carrillo

9 August, 03:49

Luther blasted Tetzel and the Church for selling a piece of paper that in reality did nothing. Luther accused Pope Leo of taking advantage of the poor in an effort to raise money for his own building programs. Luther immediately sat down and wrote out 95 criticisms, or theses, of the sale of indulgences and posted the document on the church door in Wittenberg, Germany on October 31, 1517. True / False.

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The answer is True

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Luther was a tough critic of the indulgence system, and with it's 95 theses began what is now known as the Protestant Reformation.