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Pros And Cons Of Martin Luther

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Martin Luther was a Catholic priest in Germany,in the Protestant Reformation. He saw lots of things that were wrong with the church but nobody was doing anything about it. Over time, Luther came to reject several teachings of the Roman Catholic Church. Since nobody would listen to him he decided to do something about it. Luther wrote a list of questions and propositions for debate. Also known as “The 95 Theses.” He went to the church and nailed them to the door for everybody to see. This made the priest really mad. The Catholic Church have had enough. They declared Martin Luther a heretic, a crime punishable by death. Luther escaped and went into hiding, where he translated the Bible into German. Citing the Waldensians as an example of a Christian

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