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What Is Martin Luther's Influence On The Eve Of All Saints Day

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On the eve of All Saints Day, the Reformation began as Martin Luther presented the majority of On Papal Power, Justification by Faith, the Interpretation of the Bible, and the Nature of the Clergy beliefs to the people of Wittenberg. The Lutheran Reformation was initiated by Martin Luther in the 16th century which involed the schism from the Roman Catholic Church. In the section “Of Papal Power,” Luther criticized Roman authority and their three walls of defense; the pope was above secular authority, the pope was the only one who could interpret scriptures, and only the pope was the only one who may call a council. These guidelines were destructed by Luther. Luther gain many followers during the Reformation as his ideas were generously accepted

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